San Gabriel Mountains Pillows

At a recent art fair someone said they were moving from the area, and asked if I had any images of our local mountains, the San Gabriel Mountains. I said I'd taken many over the years, but never published any. I told them I'd look through my inventory and post a good one. Here it is, taken in January, 2008, after a storm had passed through. This was taken from the rim of the Santa Fe Dam, around sunset.

Scrutinizing what it would be like in the San Gabriel Mountains from a car driving on the freeway in Pasadena.

Groundbreaking for Metro's Foothill Extension Phase 2A took place in 2010. I walked its length, exploring along the way, for my series, "Nobody Drives in LA" in 2013. The line opened in 2015. https://ericbrightwell.com/2013/02/27/nobody-drives-in-la-exploring-the-gold-lines-foothill-extension-phase-2a/

Angeles Forest, in the forest sense, is a wilderness area that extends from Los Angeles into neighboring counties. It's also, in the sense here, a sparsely-populated region of Los Angeles County. I wrote a primer about it for my series, "California Fool's Gold," and drew this map in 2011. https://ericbrightwell.com/2011/03/29/california-fools-gold-an-angeles-forest-primer/

The National Parks are great but it's our local parks that give us joy day to day! Hahamongna Watershed Park is a gem of park along the Arroyo Seco. It is one of the last alluvial plains in LA and has five distinct habitats that you can walk through in under 3 miles! Show that you support local parks with a t-shirt, sticker, pin, and more! Public parks are what make city thrive and are necessary for public health. Hahamongna Watershed Park provides a place to hike, walk, bird watch, ride horses, play disc golf, recreate on a sports field, and so much more! Show your love!