Two valley oaks on the slopes leading up to Lasky Mesa.
From Monday’s sunset run.
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Two Oaks
More Sunset Miles
More miles means more sunset miles.
From a longer than expected run Monday afternoon.
Bandit Country II
February is a busy month for SoCal trail runners. The Ray Miller 50/50 is Saturday, February 2; the Bandit 50K/30K/15K/6K is Sunday, February 17; the XTERRA SoCal Series continues February 3 at Mission Gorge; and the Big Baz Winter Trail Run Series continues on February 2 & 16 at Blue Jay Campground.
Yesterday’s run to Mugu Peak included several of the trails on the Ray Miller Course, so this morning I got in some miles on the Bandit trails. The title photo was taken near the high point of the Bandit 50K and 30K courses in Rocky Peak Park.
This year, rather than doing two Chumash – Las Llajas loops, Bandit 50K runners will do a new out and back segment in Tapo Canyon Open Space to Tapo Canyon Rd. Both 50K and 30K runners we’ll run up Las Llajas Canyon — in the distance on the left — and then up from the old oil field to Rocky Peak Road. After a short downhill Rocky Peak Road climbs to “Fossil Point” the high point of the course.
Related post: Bandit 50K 2011 Notes
Back to Mugu Peak
The difference in temperature from the bottom of Sycamore Canyon to the top of the Wood Canyon Vista Trail had to be at least 30 degrees. Down on the Sycamore Canyon Fire Road the mud and mud puddles were frozen and I could feel the cold through my sleeves, shirts and gloves. In the sun near Overlook Fire Road it felt like it was a toasty 60-something degrees.
Trying to get in some less hilly miles, Craig and I were doing the run from the Wendy Drive trailhead to Mugu Peak. There would be no personal bests today. We both had long races coming up and this run would be combined with another (shorter) run tomorrow.
It’s tough to find a 20+ mile trail run in the Los Angeles area that doesn’t have much elevation gain. Wendy Drive to Mugu Peak has about 2700′ of gain. Bypassing the peak would reduce the total to around 2300′. One flatter option in this area might be Wendy Drive to PCH and back with a mile or so side trip up Wood Canyon.
Some related posts: Wendy Drive – Mugu Peak Challenge, Serrano Valley from Wendy Drive, Serrano Valley – La Jolla Valley Scenic Loop
Hogback & Sycamores
From Tuesday’s New Year’s Day run in Malibu Creek State Park.
Lost Cabin
Even though it’s only 0.75 mile from the M*A*S*H site in Malibu Creek State Park the end of the Lost Cabin Trail feels a little like a portal to a lost world. Even those familiar with the park might not recognize their surroundings if they were unknowingly transported to this isolated point in Triunfo Canyon.
From my New Year’s run in Malibu Creek State Park.