Visitors walk through Western Town at Paramount Ranch, which includes the Hotel Mud Bug, in Agoura Hills. Paramount Ranch, part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, has been a working movie ranch since 1927, serving as the backdrop for Cisco Kid, Hopalong Cassidy and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Visitors ride horses across a wooden bridge that leads to Western Town. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Bicyclists ride along Coyote Canyon Trail west of Western Town. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Large-flowered Phacelia blooms along Coyote Trail. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The Overlook Trail offers a view of Western Town and mountains beyond. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The dirt Coyote Canyon Trail winds into an oak glade called Witches’ Wood. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Oak branches cast dappled shade across the Coyote Canyon Trail in Witches’ Wood. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
An oak stands out amid a meadow that can be viewed from Medicine Woman Trail above Western Town. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Golden yarrow along Medicine Woman Trail. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
An oak in Witches’ Wood beside Medicine Woman Trail. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
