Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Day Hell Hit Santa Barbara; Third Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded on Earth

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Jack Elliott

“. . .and there lies Santa Barbara on its plain, with its amphitheatre of high hills and distant mountains. There is the old white Mission with its belfries, and there the town, with its one-story adobe houses, with here and … Continue reading →

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Backcountry View from Figueroa Mountain Peak

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Jack Elliott

View from Figueroa Peak looking toward San Rafael Wilderness. (click to images to enlarge)

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Indian Creek Waterfalls (Dick Smith Wilderness)

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Jack Elliott

I started out midday in the iron horse. At Escondido Creek on the north side of the Santa Ynez Mountains on Romero Camuesa Road, I came across a swarm of thousands of ladybugs. I made it to the Indian Creek … Continue reading →

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Blistered on the Chorro Grande Trail

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Jack Elliott

I was about two miles up the trail when I got a blister. It was bad enough that I decided, grudgingly, I had no choice but to take off my boots and hike back in my socks. Then it started … Continue reading →

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Meadow Camp (Dick Smith Wilderness)

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Jack Elliott

4.8 miles from Trailhead to Meadow Camp: —>4.4 miles from Trailhead to Lower Buckhorn Camp —> 0.4 miles from Lower Buckhorn Camp to Meadow Camp —> 2.2 miles from Meadow Camp to Indian Creek Camp From Santa Barbara: Gibraltar Road—>East … Continue reading →

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