, I wanted to see what the area looked like down there after the fire. I know the area is off limits but before I went down I looked for a sign officially saying it was closed and there isnt one 
so I decided to just go. Along the Windy gap trail there are several tree's down and there are also lots of rocks along the trail but for the most part it is easy to follow. I made it to the Deer Flats Group Campground and then my girlfriend started telling me she was tired, so I decided to turn around. This sucked 
because we hiked all the way down there and didn't even see the lake. Oh well, there's always next time. Hiked back up to windy gap and then down to Little Jimmy Spring (water flow was excellent). From there took a short break then walked back to Islip Saddle. Overall.............just another beautiful day in the San Gabriel Mountians. Sorry, I forgot to charge the battery on my camera so I couldn't get any pictures!!!!!!!