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

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Ruts on lower Guadalasca
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This culvert on lower Guadalasca was completely uncovered
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Another mudflow across lower Guadalasca
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Wood Canyon Fireroad has been plowed clear of all debris
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Wood Canyon Fireroad
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The top of Ranch Center Fireroad
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Sage Trail looks good at the top...
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...but you don't have to go down very far before you see that the inside half of the road bench has been rutted out. The trail tread is on the outside of the old road bed.
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Rutting on Sage Trail
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Water has run across the trail and off the outside edge
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Water has run across the trail and off the outside edge
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The armoring rocks on this old washout has held up well, but the water has washed the dirt out beside the armoring.
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Water has washed across the trail and off the outside edge just downhill of the armored washout.
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This armoring has also held up well...
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... but looking from the other side, you can see the water has washed away more of the trail edge downhill of the armoring rocks.
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This armoring hasn't held up very well.
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From near the bottom of Sage Trail, you can see the mud that flowed down the stream.
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This armoring totally collapsed
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Looking up Ranch Center Fireroad from the bottom
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A mudflow has been cleaned up that crossed the main Sycamore Canyon Fireroad
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Looking up the mudflow. There were many flows that crossed the road, but most were smaller than this one.
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Piles of dirt that were removed from the road.


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