First EV stop in a National Park Service unit was at the Paramount Ranch. I chose it, because I picked up my Tesla Model 3 in Burbank today.

Not much left to see of the old Western Town that was the TV backdrop for much of my childhood. The climate-change enhanced Woolsey Fire burned almost all of the park land in the Santa Monica Mountains in November 2018. Only the chapel and the railway platform remain. Westworld, Dr Quinn Medicine Woman, and Gunsmoke all filmed here among many others. Most of the buildings were just shells, but the facades made for dramatic sets. 1600 homes were burned, including a number owned by movie and TV stars nearby in Malibu.

Sad to imagine the devastation caused in part by people burning fossil fuels. Still, the trails are nice, including the Love Bug race track, and there were some kids horseback riding. I read somewhere that this is the only National Park unit that contains active television and movie sets.

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