Thursday, April 23, 2009

Trail Report...4/21/09 - Sycamore Canyon; Port Mugu, CA


- Place: Sycamore Canyon; Port Mugu, CA
- Riders: Hector, Ron, Tim, Jon, OMMB
- Weather: clear
- Temp: 75
- Trail Conditions: dry, dry, dry single track/hardpack
- Trail Technical Level: on the flats, beginner; up/down hill, expert
- Hills: 60%
- Distance: 13.5 miles (6 flat, 3 up hill, 4.5 down hill)
- Bug Report: at sundown, LOTS of midges (look it up), skeeters, and occasional wood tick - this the end of the wet season, these guys are all doomed
- Pollen Report: none
- Wildlife Observed: a squirrel, a crow, a snake, several lizards (and a large squished one), LARGE animal droppings, noises of LARGE animals on the trailside (perhaps cougar, mountain lion... "just wildcats")
- Notes: the climbing is brutal, period. But the rewards at 1500 feet above the coastline is well worth the pain.

Happy Trails,
OMMB

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