R.J.Raiff 1957 Journal 2 mi. W Reyes Pk, 7000+ft., Pine Mtn., Ventura Co., Calif. April 20, 1957 My father, my wife and I drove up to the campground on Reyes Pk. yesterday afternoon arriving at about 5 PM. The route was by way of the Ventura-Maricopa Highway, U.S. 399. A few hundred yards before we would have passed the Pine Mountain summit we turned off to the right (northeast) on a rutted dirt road. This road was originally paved, at least in part, but has deteriorated greatly. It ascends quickly to the top of the ridge of Pine Mountain and then travels east along or near this ridge top. The road extends about 7.5 miles and ends at an abandoned oil well site on Reyes Peak. The campground where we stayed was 5.0 miles by speed- ometer from the turn-off from the highway. Pine Mountain here at its western end runs almost true east-west and separates the Cuyama River drainage to the north from the headwaters of the Sespe River to the south. The ridge in the region of the camp is relatively flat on top with a strip of moderately sloping ground on top about 200 yards wide, dropping off very steeply to the north and south. From about the 6500-foot level the top of the ridge is covered by an open forest of Yellow pine with scattered White Firs, often in clumps of two to four. This emergent forest extends down several hundred yards (maybe more - it was difficult to see because of low clouds) on the north slope, but on the south edge of the ridge the Yellow pines-White Firs break off very