Before the urban sprawl of Los Angeles arrived, the Santa Monica
Mountains and Simi Hills near Agoura were the site of many cattle
and sheep ranches. Basque shepherds herded their flocks up and down
the ridges and canyons, where the sheep played havoc with native
species. Some of these ranches survived long enough to become major
units of the Santa
Monica Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
This hike takes you to a remnant of the ranching days. A Sheep
Corral made of metal posts and wire fence still stands at the head
of Cheeseboro Canyon, over grown with the native plants that are
slowly reclaiming the area. To get credit for the cache either post
a picture of yourself with your GPS unit at the Sheep Corral or
email me with the number of vertical posts, including the corner
posts, on the south side of the Sheep Corral. The south side is the
side closest to the trail so you should be able to count the posts
without going off the trail.