Eye of the Storms

Storming Los Padres from the Salinas River Valley B E T W E E N   S T O R M S We’ve had some rain.  The storm that hit the first week of December was

LPFA Transverse – Storm Coming

  The Ventana Black Rhino Hello Everyone, Hope you are spending some time on the trail today working off yesterdays Thanksgiving feast.  While most of the LP is drenched in sun today, the weather is

LPFA Transverse – Thanksgiving, Gates and More

Los Padres from 14,505ft, it’s out there……. Lots to be thankful for around the Forest this Thanksgiving time.  Thankful that a new Dick Smith Wilderness sign that we installed was covered in bear scratches after

No Campfires, Long Night

No Campfire, No Problem; Terrace Creek Camp Most of the Los Padres  has now received between 0.5 and 3 inches of rain this season.  We’re getting a fairly consistent flow of small storms, especially in the

LPFA Transverse – No Campfire, No Problem

Getting Ready for the Night, Terrace Creek, Ventana Wilderness Most of the Los Padres has now received between 0.5 and 3 inches of rain this season.  We’re getting a fairly consistent flow of small storms,

LPFA Transverse – Water in the Sky

Reyes Peak Dusting, November 1 by Ranger Heidi Rain, rain……. stay a while!  The LP was treated to a nice storm this past weekend.  Rain fell across the Forest with some of the higher elevations

LPFA Transverse – Fall Colors

Fall Sunset Over Santa Cruz Peak, photo Humphrey Hello Everyone, I recently asked a friend of mine who grew up on the East Coast if she noticed the seasons here in California.  She has lived

LPFA Transverse – It’s Fall?

Hello.  It might technically be Fall now, but doesn’t it feel like Summer still?  Today we had temps across the Los Padres nearing triple digits.  Santa Maria hit an all-time high for October 2 and

LPFA Transverse – HOTEMBER

                    Whoa, has it been hot!  September is usually one of the hottest months across the Los Padres and 2014 is no different.  Most of the

LPFA Transverse – First Week of September

WBP View, photo Masticator Good Afternoon.  I thought we’d start right off with the eye candy.  Great shot taken a few weeks back looking west from the top of West Big Pine (WBP) in the