It has been a rather depressing 12 months for the California coastal ranges. 

With two new lightning fires over the weekend, it now looks as if much of the Ventana Wilderness in northern Los Padres will burn.  This is on top of last year's Zaca fire which consumed most of southern Los Padres in the mountains above Santa Barbara.

Here's a brief look at some of the areas that have been impacted:

South Ventana Cone/Ventana Cone, Ventana Wilderness
Currently burning in the Bear Basin Fire

Junipero Serra, Bear, and Pinyon Peaks, Ventana Wilderness
Currently Burning in the Indians Fire

Chacuma, San Rafael, and McKinley Peaks, San Rafael Wilderness
Burned in the Zaca Fire

Malduce Peak, Dick Smith Wilderness
Burned in the Zaca Fire

Bear Mountain, Henry W. Coe 
Burned in the Lick Fire

Had a followup visit with my OS a few weeks back to make sure everything was still in place before I start the summer hiking season.   Everything looked as good as could be expected and I'm not a candidate to have the hardware removed.  The pins were still where they were supposed to be and I've got a minor amount of arthritis in the foot. 

The only real outcome is that he recommended taking Glucosamine suppliments.