[Ladypixel]

Actually, the back end of Eaton Canyon does touch Angeles Nat. Forest - so it's entirely possible that he'd hiked waaaay up there. But most of the canyon is a non-Angeles-forest region.

[Ladypixel]

Fire updates (smaller list than normal; does not contain all SoCal fires, but just a few, am working on a new list):

Grand Prix fire, Old fire
Deaths: 2
Injuries: 40
Homes destroyed: 510
Homes threatened: 27,400
Closures: San Bernardino National Forest, Lytle Creek Road
Acres charred: 83,232
Containment: Grand Prix fire, 35%; Old fire, 10%
Firefighting cost: Grand Prix — $9.5 million; Old fire — $2.8 million
Firefighting personnel: 3,910
Growth potential: Unknown
Evacuations: All mountain regions.

Cedar fire, Paradise fire, Dulzura fire (plus smaller fires)
Deaths: 12
Injuries: At least 12
Homes destroyed: 939
Structures damaged: Unknown
Roads closed: All major freeways open
Acres charred: 288,955
Cost to fight: $5.2 million
Containment: Cedar, 0%; Paradise, 15%; Dulzura, 90%
(Cedar fire, the largest, expected to be contained by Monday)
Firefighting personnel: 3,477

Simi Valley fire
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Homes threatened: 2,200
Homes destroyed: 16
Homes damaged: Unknown
Roads closed: None, all road closures lifted
Acres charred: 94,000
Evacuations: None
Firefighting personnel: 1,074
Cost to fight: $1.9 million
Containment: 25%

Piru fire
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 7 (minor)
Homes destroyed: 0
Homes threatened: unknown
Acres charred: 30,570
Containment: 17%
Cause: Under investigation
Closures: Piru Canyon Road, Lake Piru Recreation Area, portions of Los Padres National Forest
Firefighting personnel: 1,229
Cost to fight: $1.9 million

Mountain fire
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 7 (all minor)
Homes destroyed: 21
Damage estimate: $4.5 million
Homes threatened: 0
Roads closed: None
Acres charred: 10,000
Cause: Still under investigation
Containment: 75%; full containment expected today
Evacuations: None
Firefighting personnel: 697
Cost to fight: $1.2 million

[Looking for Diogenes]

The city of Pasadena owns Eaton Canyon below the falls. The County Fire Dept. controls the Mt. Wilson Toll Road below Henninger Flats. Those two do not always follow Angeles National Forest closures lock step. The head of Eaton Canyon is at Eaton Saddle, between San Gabriel Pk and Mt Wilson, and is solidly inside the ANF.

Eaton Canyon was the site of a major fire in October of 1993 that was started by a transient cooking his dinner over an open fire while Santa Ana winds were howling.