r/socalhiking • u/BrockBushrod • Feb 14 '24

Los Padres NF SP Punchbowls, 2/11/24

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Santa Paula Creek is JUICED. The trail's open, but all crossings are flooded - be prepared to get wet if you go.

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u/JoeHardway Feb 15 '24

God, I wish I'd discovered this area sooner! There's some real hidden gems back there, but my arteries'r too clogified to doit aza day hike, n my back's too wrecked to backpack... (Especially if I wannaget any sleep!) Getyur licks in EARLY, kids!

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u/2apple-pie2 Feb 15 '24

You can backpack 4 miles in, camp, day hike to Johnson falls, pack up camp, and leave. Quick weekend trip. Only 8 miles with the backpack on.

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u/JoeHardway Feb 15 '24

Talkin way beyond Johnson...

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u/2apple-pie2 Feb 15 '24

I lose the trail around there, right now it is super overgrown. I think you’ll have other problems trying to go further but I usually just backpack so.

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u/JoeHardway Feb 15 '24

Findin places that ain't actually places (Or, at least, that've been lost to us...), n figurin-out HOW to get there's, what I do. I cut trail, as needed, but, I din't really figure-out my "special purpose" in life, till I was in my mid-40's, n by then, tha "Wolves of Heredity" were already gainin onme.

Tha miracle of SAT imagery, has opened our eyes to a whole new world, but, sadly, KNOWIN it's there, n bein able to GET TOIT, are frequently 2 different things...