Los Padres National Forest

I took a drive this weekend through Los Padres National Forest near Frasier Park.  I had been dying to get up into the mountains and hoped to do some car camping.  Unfortunately the higher elevation camp grounds were still closed for the winter. 

Mt. Pinos area of Los Padres National Forest

Stargazers at Mt. Pinos

One of the many snow melt/rain runoff ravines coming out of the higher elevations.

Mud flow

Mud flow close-up