Despite changes in my life, I always took comfort from Eaton Canyon. Now that it has burned, I have to remind myself that ...

A Los Angeles County plan to build badly needed housing in Altadena — and prevent future fires — may soon go up in smoke.

We’d moved to Altadena a few weeks earlier ... We had a view of Eaton Canyon from our back patio and waterfall hiking trails half a mile away. We’d planned to spend the morning cleaning ...

Built on 186 acres in the Pacific Palisades area, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, it had 31 rooms, corrals, a stable, riding ring, roping arena, polo field, golf course and hiking trails.

For my mother, the Hanniger Flats trail was ... municipal status. Altadena made us feel like we didn’t have to conform to any kinds of categories or social expectations. Hiking, day or night ...