Author: Kitty Cahalan

HAG WILD In the 1860s, Henry Millard and his family homesteaded in the hills above modern-day Altadena, where he kept bees and logged in an area then known as...

[UPDATED] HAG WILD Abolitionist Owen Brown, son of the famed John Brown, spent his final years in Altadena and was buried on Little Round Top, near the...

HAG WILD Reaching the Brown Mountain Dam, built during WWII as part of a debris-control plan for the Arroyo Seco River – resulting in negative outcomes...

HAG WILD Dawn Mine Trail is a 4.2 mile out-and-back that ends at a gold mine in the Angeles National Forest that operated from 1895-1954. By Kitty Cahalan From...

HAG WILD Trail Canyon Falls is a 4.7 miles out-and-back in the western San Gabriels, ending at a dramatic 30-foot falls… when there’s water. By Kitty...

HAG WILD The Betty Dearing Trail in Studio City can be completed as a 2.6 mile or a 5.6-mile loop, but to get to either choice, one starts at Wilacre Park with...

Editor’s Note: We are introducing a new series based on Kitty Cahalan’s own hiking experiences. She’s named it “Hag Wild.” With a...