Santa Susana Pass, 4.12, #13
Santa Susana Pass and its rock formations is noticed by all who drive the busy 118 Fwy joining Ventura County's Simi Valley and L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. But the Pass has served as a rugged corridor since 1769. By 1859 it became a stagecoach road. At "Devil's Slide," the steep drop into the Valley, brakes were strengthened with chain, passengers walked, and the horses were blindfolded.
The Pass has been the backdrop of many movies, primarily Westerns, from the 20's to the 50's. Near the top of "Devil's Slide," in the late 60's, is where the Manson family stayed.
Santa Susana Pass, 4.12, #13
Santa Susana Pass and its rock formations is noticed by all who drive the busy 118 Fwy joining Ventura County's Simi Valley and L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. But the Pass has served as a rugged corridor since 1769. By 1859 it became a stagecoach road. At "Devil's Slide," the steep drop into the Valley, brakes were strengthened with chain, passengers walked, and the horses were blindfolded.
The Pass has been the backdrop of many movies, primarily Westerns, from the 20's to the 50's. Near the top of "Devil's Slide," in the late 60's, is where the Manson family stayed.