Scouting the trails in newly opened Pt. Mugu State Park after the mud slides, on February 3, 2015

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Entering Pt Mugu State Park from Ranch Sierra Vista/Satwiwa from the north, there are signs warning that you can't get to the coast, and that there is no water.
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On the Sin Nombre Trail, a large patch of shooting stars (hard to see in this photo) was next to the trail.
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Sin Nombre: There were a number of cuts coming from uphill that crossed the trail
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Sin Nombre: Looking downhill from the spot of the previous photo, the rut cut across the hillside continues, but the trail is mostly unaffected.
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Sin Nombre: This larger flow left some debris on the trail
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Sin Nombre: A pretty view of Sycamore Canyon this morning!
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Sin Nombre Trail
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Sin Nombre Trail
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Sin Nombre Trail: Mud has settled on the trail and made it quite uneven.
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Between the bottom of Sin Nombre and Two Foxes, a culvert has been uncovered
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Little mud flows cross the trail leave small ridges
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A large mud flow leaves dirt on the start of Two Foxes.
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This large mudflow next to Two Foxes didn't affect the trail
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A small stream has cut across Two Foxes Trail here
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Sycamore Canyon Fireroad has been bulldozed a little below the level of the surrounding ground
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Most of Sycamore Canyon Fireroad is broad, smooth and flat
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Sycamore Canyon Fireroad is closed where Overlook Fireroad comes into it. You can't get to the campground and the PCH
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The bottom of Overlook
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The bottom of Wood Canyon Vista Trail, a segment of the Backbone Trail
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Water running down the Wood Cayon Vista Trail (WCVT) has left it rocky like this over long stretches.
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Trailwork has smoothed the surface of the WCVT in a few places like this one
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This drainage knick, built to divert water off the trail, is completely filled with debris, making it hard to even see.
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Another drainage knick, this one not quite obliterated by debris
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Mud and water running across the WCVT have left ridges on it.
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WCVT
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A patch of California Poppies next to the Wood Canyon Vista Trail
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