~ In Pursuit of Wildness: The Carrizo Plain National Monument ~

The article "In Pursuit of Wildness: The Carrizo Plain National Monument" by Robert Griego was originally published on the "RoadRUNNER Touring & Travel" magazine website on 04/09/2018.

A sleeping giant lies on the valley floor between the Temblor Range and the Caliente Range. That is where this story begins. In 1857, the strongest earthquake in California’s recorded history ripped through the San Andreas Fault, wrenching the western side of the Carrizo Plain National Monument 31 feet northward. But today the giant quietly sleeps...