Wild Pete and I had planned for dayhiking in the elevated shade near Reyes Peak, beneath tall conifers, but an unexpected highway closure in early October forced us back to a modest scramble on the banks of rugged North Matilija Creek (behind Ojai). Pristine and picturesque, the North Matilija Trail (23W07) winds eight gnarly miles […]
Dan McCaslin, Noozhawk Columnist
Dan McCaslin is the author of Stone Anchors in Antiquity and has written extensively about the local backcountry. His latest book, Autobiography in the Anthropocene, is available at Lulu.com. He serves as an archaeological site steward for the U.S. Forest Service in Los Padres National Forest. He welcomes reader ideas for future Noozhawk columns, and can be reached at cazmania3@gmail.com. The opinions expressed are his own.
