Sara Bock hiked the trails on the northern side of Inspiration Point at Will Rogers State Historic Park on Saturday. She stopped to reflect and snap photos of the charcoal-hued remnants of brush and trees.

She was close to tears, she said — both of happiness about Saturday’s long-awaited reopening of the site but also of sadness for all that was lost, inside and outside of the sprawling preserve since the Palisades fire swept through the area in January.

On Saturday, a limited stretch of the Inspiration Loop trail reopened, as well as such popular attractions as the main lawn and the polo field. Some other areas will remain closed while the arduous task of full recovery trudges ahead. It’s a big job.

California State Parks officials celebrated the public reopening of the park with activ

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