One was the growing popularity of urban trails, which led to crowing and user conflicts, especially among cyclists, walkers, in-line skaters and equestrians.

In the second half of the twentieth century, as the automobile assumed almost total domination of North American cities, bicycles, pedestrians and equestrians sought escape from the noise and fumes.

Imagine a walkable route across southern California, the Golden State, from the mountains to the sea, a way for hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians to connect with the area's ecosystems and history.