Vehicles are escorted by down Cuddy Valley Road in snow covered Frazier Park. (Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)
As dark storm clouds blow in, Matt Kelly, left, and Lauren Chavez of Santa Ana watch the recent rain water flow by from what they say is their favorite spot. They are sitting on a platform at the bank of River View Golf in Santa Ana. (Karen Tapia-Andersen / Los Angeles Times)
A road plow smokes its wheels while trying to push mud from Highway 78 between Escondido and Ramona. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A Cal Trans supervisor slides sideways along a mud covered section of Highway 78 between Escondido and Ramona. Early Sunday, a five-mile stretch was closed in both directions where black ash and mud from the fire scorched hills flowed over the pavement, in some places over a foot deep. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
An equipment operator dumps mud scooped from a section of Highway 78 between Escondido and Ramona. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
