Some Joaquin Miller Park Erosion Sources

I'm not sure where this erosion on the Sunset Loop Trail is coming from, but I know where it's going: straight into Palo Seco Creek.

The biggest mess in the watershed is probably this huge gully above the Sunset Trail, where Castle Park Trail heads steeply uphill. Here's Kristen inspecting the damage.

Here's a view of the top of the area, from higher up the slope. The tree stumps are Eucalyptus that were cut after they were damaged in a freeze many years ago. The orange fence is on the edge of the West Trail. There are houses just across the trail; hope that sewer pipe is OK. There's some kind of drain structure just across the West Trail. It will be interesting to watch it in a heavy rain.

In addition to the big gully, the land on both sides is slumping and sliding; the whole area affected is maybe two or three acres. We found a few stubby, gnawed oaks on the hillside and a totally goat-browsed elderberry, so any revegetation would need to include protection from the omnivores.

I haven't checked out most of the upper watershed yet, but here's a pic of some erosion from Chabot entering the storm drain inlet that crosses under Skyline, into the headwaters of Cinderella Creek.