Cut short a Mew Lake front country weekend camping trip on Saturday due to the rainfall warning and flood potential. Sites are a mix of ice and mud. We found a high and dry patch under some pine trees.
Woke up at 0200h Saturday with my brother for astrophotography, finished around 0530h. The sky was clear and we got treated to aurora.
Rain was forecast to start at 0900h. Made breakfast, broke camp, and headed home.
Long day as I stayed up up Saturday until 2100h.
from the album Impossible World
Nothing is more peaceful than the sounds of the great outdoors; crackling campfire, singing birds, waves lapping the rocky shoreline, and the ever-present drone of power generators, chainsaws, and motorboats.
I’ll cover fresh air and gasoline fumes in a separate toot.
The #ForestService has issued a forest-wide closure of the #LosPadres #NationalForest effective immediately, and that includes the #SantaBarbara #FrontCountry trails.
“The closure order states that the closure will last 60-days but we’re hopeful that it can be revised or modified on a local level as portions of the forest are surveyed, cleaned up, and repaired.”
(The Forest Service announcement threatens that “law enforcement officers will strictly enforce the closure order, which carries a penalty of $5,000 and/or six months in jail.”)
To help speed things up, consider donating to the #LPFA or the Montecito Trails Foundation.
https://www.sitelinesb.com/los-padres-national-forest-is-closed-for-two-months/
Andrew Hunter
Joel VanderWerf
Nibsy
Chuck Darwin