Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

Canyon Name Origins – Pickens Canyon, Theodore Pickens Pickens Canyon can be considered the birthplace of La Crescenta, as it was here that the first American settler Theodor Pickens built his home, and it was from here that Benjamin Briggs founded our community. Pickens Canyon is the largest of the canyons above the Crescenta Valley, […]

Treasures of the Valley » Mike Lawler

Montrose Search and Rescue – Whacked Out in The Woods, or The Girl Who Partied Too Hard   In September 1993, a 19-year-old girl from Tujunga met some friends at the top of Mt. Wilson for some serious partying. In the dark of night, she parked her car near the radio towers and walked down […]