Pine Valley erosion damage

 We had a pretty good rain not long ago and it reeked havoc at Pine Valley because of the erosion that happened because of the fire that burned off the ground cover.  We had hiked up and seen the fire damage, but this erosion is making it even more terrible.  The lake is full of sand that has washed down turning it into a streambed instead of the beautiful small reservoir it used to be.  The streambed is  filled with sand/mud and not longer has a channel.  Rocks were washed down everywhere and have all but obliterated the bike trail.  It is just a huge devastation of the whole area.  I can't see it being open for camping, picnicking or hiking for a very long time.  There may not even be a trail left to get to the top anymore.  So very sad.  We didn't make it up to see how the upper picnic areas and campgrounds fared yet.  

After Thanksgiving we went up and walked some more in Pine Valley and saw the erosion damage up by our favorite picnic area.  A couple of them were fine, but the one by the stream was totally demolished.  That stream became a conduit for major destruction/erosion.  The main road was totally blocked by what had come down and the road into the picnic area was a major rock and logjam.  So sad.  We took Bean with us.