Chumash Trailhead.The trail climbs 1,300 feet in just 1.2 miles.Entering a meadow.Approaching a saddle (left of center).View back.Arriving at the saddle. The La Jolla Valley Loop Trail continues left. We stayed right, ascending Mugu Peak's north ridge.Steep firebreak.View back toward Laguna Peak, which is covered with satellites used to track missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base.Approaching the summit.Mugu Peak summit. Sandstone Peak, the high point of the Santa Monica Mountains, is visible in the distance.Descending Mugu Peak's east ridge.View back toward the summit.The trail forks. Stay right to loop back to the saddle.Nice views along the coast as we approach the saddle.
