Yet Another Los Padres Overnighter

[SunMan]

I'm getting ready to take the camper off for the first time and got antsy so I figured we'd best log another quick trip since it may be awhile before the next one.

I called the Forest Service in Ojai and got access to a gated OHV road I'd been wanting to explore. Only one other vehicle had requested the combination to the gate so it was looking good for us being alone. The road (Potrero Seco) is on the Santa Barbara side of HWY33 where the Zaca fire burned last year and it was quite evident. I was hoping for some nice (read unburned) areas to camp but there weren't many.

On the plus side, it was a beautiful day with incredible vistas of the Channel Islands in the distance. On the minus side, after taking the road for the entire 15 miles we decided the area just wasn't gonna cut it so we decided to leave and try another spot with some shade. We opted for an area known as Apache Canyon in the Cuyama Valley. When we got there there was one other vehicle in th campground so we hit the sandy arroyo and found our own secluded spot. Here are some pics from both areas:

 

[SunMan]

Apache Canyon Camp

 

[chnlisle]

Nice Pix Sunny!!!
I miss the old stomping grounds but there is so much new to explore here in AZ.

 

[SunMan]

Thanks Jay. Think I'm starting to run out of places I haven't been to around here. Hope to start seeing some more trip reports from your neck 'o the woods!

 

[chnlisle]

Theres plenty of room at the inn here and lots of parking as well. Here is a terrific site if you dont already have it.

http://www.americansouthwest.net/index.shtml

 

[DobleTraccion]

Cool report Sunman.
You Ventura area guys are perfectly situated for jabs into some bitchen' places.
And with that Sespe moonscape, your Tundra looks like the lunar rover.
Keep 'em coming.

 

[kcowyo]

Travelling through burned areas is always kinda spooky. The terrain takes on a whole different vibe.

But getting out, even where spooky, still beats staying at home.