(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) State park ranger Andrew Fitzpatrick gives a tour of Mitchell Caverns. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) A 50-foot pedestrian bridge leads visitors along a ½-mile trail to the caverns. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Chuckwallas, large lizard sits on a rock along the path to to Mitchell Caverns. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Contract workers and California Conservation Corps crews refurbished the visitor center. The Mitchell Caverns visitor center had been the home of the area’s original owners, Los Angeles businessman Jack Mitchell and his wife, Ida.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 25, 2017 12:00 UTC