A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hiking the Backbone Trail. Starting at either Pt Mugu or Will Rogers State Park, the trail hugs the center of the Santa Monica Mountains. This is an area that I grew up in, but hadn't spent that much time hiking. It was such a pleasure hiking through areas I'd only seen off in the distance. The sand stone boulders and rock faces never disappointed.
The first night my buddy Roy drove up to the
Mische Mokwa trail head to bring me much needed supplies. Over the course of 4 days I hike 62 miles through this beautiful landscape.
Unfortunately I called my home short, as the Woolsey fire made its way across the chapparal wilderness near Thousand Oaks, and jump over the freeway to the hills I was hiking. It quickly made its way to areas I'd grown up in. Many of the areas my friends and family live in were burned.
My heart goes out to all those that lost so much. But I'm grateful I got to see these areas before it burned down.
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