Monthly Archives: August 2011

Native Steelhead of Yore

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Claude M. Kreider fly fishing for steelhead trout on the Santa Ynez River in 1942. “And here—only one hundred and fifty miles from the great Los Angeles metropolitan area—flows the Santa Ynez, the most productive of all the little steelhead … Continue reading →

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East Camino Cielo to Mono Camp

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Earlier this week I took a walk along the north end of Cold Springs Trail for an out-and-back day trip down to Mono Camp from East Camino Cielo Road. Surveying the target for the day from East Camino Cielo Road … Continue reading →

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Prehistoric Seafloor on Gibraltar Road

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Just below Gibraltar Rock, about a half mile below Flores Flats, a nearly vertical bed of sandstone rises up beside Gibraltar Road. On the face of the sandstone slab, there are ripple marks created by a prehistoric sea that covered … Continue reading →

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Toro Ridge Trail View

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Carpinteria as seen from the crest of Toro Ridge Trail yesterday afternoon. The 230-acre Carpinteria Salt Marsh nature preserve. It is one of the largest coastal estuaries in California, where it is estimated that less than 10% of historic wetland … Continue reading →

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Palm Trees at Dusk

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Jack Elliott

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