“We giggle and laugh, and we have a grand time.”įor more information about the trails council and volunteer opportunities, visit .Ĭheri Carlson covers the environment and county government for the Ventura County Star. "You just have to visit with your grandma,” Taggart said. About This Home Hard to find single story home with a 3 car garage in beautiful Black Mountain Vistas community. 183 Carlsbad Caverns St, Henderson, NV 89012 + 4/sq ft larger lot SOLD 430,000 D Sold Price 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,574 Sq. 632 Backbone Mountain Dr, Henderson, NV 89012 444,452 Redfin Estimate 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,611 Sq Ft Off Market This home last sold for 476,500 on May 25, 2022. Now, she heads out regularly with her children, grandchildren and friends to the Santa Monicas in their backyard and on bigger excursions. 605 Backbone Mountain Dr, Henderson, NV 89012 + 56/sq ft smaller lot 1 year older SOLD 452,000 C Last Sold Price 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,564 Sq. Taggart and her husband hit the trails when their kids were still young enough to be carried on their backs, she said. "That was like my favorite thing," Adriana said. Climb the 133 steps for breathtaking views. It was later transferred to the Monongahela National Forest and was used until 1963 when it was replaced and named Olson Tower. They would wake up earlier than everyone else, get hot chocolate and walk on the beach. Originally built in 1922 by the state, Backbone Mountain was the site of the first fire tower in the State of WV. When she was younger, she remembers camping with her grandmother and all of her cousins. The junior at Newbury High School was in, the first of Taggart's grandchildren to make the trek.Īdriana grew up in the outdoors, too, she said. The most western section travels up to the summit of Sandstone Peak (3,111') the highest mountain in the Santa Monica Mtns. Most people who hike it break it up into sections. “I had such a great time that I wanted to do it again,” she said.įlores' daughter Adriana, 16, just finished all of her Advanced Placement tests, so her mom asked if she wanted to join. The Backbone Trail has been opened all the way through, including the upper portion of the Yerba Buena Road to Mulholland Highway section near or on the Etz Meloy Motorway. “My mom has always talked about how great it is, how much fun she's had and all the great people she meets," said Taggart's daughter Cortney Flores, of Newbury Park.įlores, who hiked the trail last year, figured it would be something different to try. Over the years, several of her children joined. Taggart was the trailblazer in her family on the Backbone. The supported-hike includes seven nights camping in between days of 7- to 13-mile hikes. The group organized the Backbone Trail Trek not as a fundraiser but a way to help inspire stewardship, event coordinator Jerry Mitcham said. Taggart, of Van Nuys, also volunteers with the trails council, which spends weekends maintaining trails in the mountains. "You hike to the highest peak and you just look at the world.” “You just look up, and you're in awe,” Taggart said of the Santa Monicas.Ī veteran on the annual trip organized by the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council, Taggart's first time on the trek was more than a decade ago.
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