Tag: Santa Barbara Frontcountry

San Ysidro Trail: PSYCHO SLIDE WALLS

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Bryan Conant

Upper wall restoration at the Psycho Slide on the San Ysidro Trail. Work was completed July 2020.

Lower wall restoration at the Psycho Slide on the San Ysidro Trail. Work was completed June 2020.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cribwall, Montecito Trails Foundation, San Ysidro Trail, Santa Barbara Frontcountry

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Los Padres Forest: CLOSURE REVISION ISSUED March 13, 2023
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Los Padres Closure Update: JANUARY 23, 2023 January 23, 2023

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2 weeks ago

FOREST CLOSURE REVISED-The LPNF has released a revised Forest Closure Order. Click the link in our bio to view the complete order. We know there will be lots a questions, we have them too. Please reach out to us at info@lpforest.org and we will try to answer any questions you have!#lospadresnationalforest #LosPadres #santabarbararangerdistrict #ojairangerdistrict #santaluciarangerdistrict #montereyrangerdistrict ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

-SNOW DOWNS-Everyone loves seeing low snow levels here in the Los Padres. It's almost like Halloween getting to see our favorites peaks and canyons dressed up as something different. Certainly a special treat and the views of snow covered peaks with ocean backdrops are magical for sure. Nothing not to love, right? Wrong....-Unfortunately, lots of snow usually means lots of downed trees and smashed brush. Our chaparral and trees, oaks in particular, aren't especially well adapted to heavy snow loads and what usually happens after large snow events is called 'snow downs' where trees and brush break or fold due to the extra weight of the snow. It's a big problem for trail maintenance and has shut down quite a few trails over the years.-One example was the Puerto Suelo Trail in the Dick Smith Wilderness. A couple years ago the LPFA had completely brushed the Puerto Suelo Trail from Madulce to the Saddle. It was a wilderness freeway. We had a very low snow fall that next winter and come spring, the very same trail that had been a wilderness freeway was now covered in ceonothus and scrub oak that had been weighted down and pushed across the trail. No fun seeing your trail work get buried in snow down.-We've not been too deep into the forest since this latest snow event but some quick surveys have shown A LOT of snow downs blocking roads and covering trails. As the forest gets set to reopen, we have a feeling the sawyers across the forest will have no problems finding trees to cut and buck off the trails.-We were hoping to schedule an additional volunteer weekend out of NIRA this coming weekend but more rain is now in the forecast. We'll get out there as soon as we can and hope some of you can join us as we work to clear all the recent snow downs - stay tuned.---#mostlyoldphotos #lospadresnationalforest #snowdowns #sawyersgetready #snowisfun #snowdropstrees #lospadreshalloweenshow #jobsecurity #Nira #puertosuelotrail ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

We are SO grateful for all of the support we have received from volunteers and the local community as we work to rebuild the trails damaged in the January 2023 storms! LPFA and our volunteers has been working tirelessly to restore trails from Cold Spring to Cozy Dell to Tequepis to Manzana. And we plan to continue working as hard as we can!-For the rest of the month, you will see these flyers at your local REI in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Oxnard. While checking out, you will have the option to round up your purchase and donate to our continued trail restoration efforts in the Los Padres. Every cent donated will go toward restoring our trails in hopes of getting the Forest opened ASAP! Thank you @rei for this incredible support! And thank you @floatonterrainco for creating this amazing infographic! #lospadresnationalforest #reisanluisobispo #reisantabarbara #reioxnard #trailwork ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

-MONO AREA REPORT-A couple weeks ago the LPFA assisted the Forest Service by surveying the Upper Santa Ynez River Recreation area. We basically pushed and pulled our bikes over slides and across washes from Juncal to Mono, across the new Mono Jungle Trail and then up to Little Caliente. The damage out there was extensive. You'll hopefully recognize some of these photos, here's some more details in case some of you have been curious what it's looking like out there.....-The road was a disaster, we couldn't go more than 100 yards on average before running into a washout, blown out culvert, downed tree, sinkhole or section where the road was gone. We couldn't document all the damage, we'd still be out there taking photos. Instead, focus on only the major damage.-We got to Mono Campground and the mud had pushed through the entire camp, over the toilets, blew out the fence near the entrance while slopping mud well into the old parking area. One toilet is now just about covered in mud, the other was washed away. We could not get to the debris dam due to quick-sand mud.-Pushing up to Little Caliente, the road was gone for about 100 yards in one place and as per usual the hot springs were 100% silted in.-Last but not least, we surveyed the new section of the Cold Spring Trail that the LPFA built last year to bypass the Mono Jungle. The Jungle was wall-to-wall water and mud but thankfully the trail was in great shape other than a few small slides. The real problem is that we couldn't cross the the Santa Ynez River at the crossing due to quick-sand and mud, which stretched across the entire river crossing. What used to be cottonwoods and bramble with a 10 yard water crossing is now wall-to-wall boot-eating Mono Jungle muck. It's probably going to take a while before things dry up enough to safely cross the river there.--#lospadresnationalforest #monojungle #stormdamagesurvey #2023stormseason #monocampground #santaynezriver #littlecaliente #quicksand #justalittlepatience ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

-GANDALF SHOWSTOPPER TRAILS-We are seeing a ton of substantial trail damage as a result of the January storms. While some of the damage is the fairly standard downed trees or rockfall blocking the trail, unfortunately we're also seeing much more significant damage that will require A LOT of work to repair and in some cases the trail is not safe to cross. We call these gnarly and unsafe slides or washouts 'showstoppers' or 'Gandalfs', indicating that you shall not pass. Time to turn around.-While some of these showstoppers have already been documented over the past couple weeks, there are bound to be others in deeper parts of the backcountry that have not yet been surveyed. The LPFA is trying to help the Forest Service by listing priority areas that have historically suffered from Gandalf slides and damage. Places like Foresters Leap on the Sisquoc, The Ledges on Sellers, Santa Cruz 40 Mile Wall or the Alder Creek slide in the Sespe, etc....-WE NEED YOUR HELP: What trails would you be concerned about or have turned you back in the past? Please share either here in the comments or INFO@LPForest.org.-What we really want to avoid is a scenario where someone is on a 6 day backpacking trip, they encounter a showstopper on day 4 and then have to either turn around or potentially make a bad decision or two. We’re really hoping this information will help the Forest Service reopen the forest sooner…. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!-Photo 1: Romero Canyon, Jan 2023, nuff saidPhoto 2: The Ledges on Sellers, 2018, notorious for big slidesPhoto 3: Old photo of Justin on the Alder Creek Slide, we just fixed this tooPhoto 4: West Fork Cold Spring, Jan 2023Photo 5: Hurricane Deck, 2017, this slide has turned back a few over the yearsPhoto 6: San Ysidro, Jan 2023Photo 7: Foresters Leap, old photoPhoto 8: Foresters Leap, 2018 after being workedPhoto 9: Pratt Trail, Jan 2023Photo 10: Baron, Jan 2023--#lospadresnationalforest #youshallnotpass #thankyou #trailsurveys #showstoppers #gandalfs ... See MoreSee Less

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