Monthly Archives: August 2011

Bird Refuge Sunset Silhouette Sketch

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Jack Elliott

A view of Santa Barbara’s Andree Clark bird refuge. Description from County of Santa Barbara’s webpage: “One of Santa Barbara City’s most beautiful natural refuge features a 29-acre freshwater/brackish lake and its surrounding vegetation. The Andree Clark Bird Refuge’s 42 … Continue reading →

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Palm Reflections In an Indo Rice Field

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Jack Elliott

“I like rice. Rice is great if you’re hungry and want two thousand of something.” -Mitch Hedberg On the way to the beach one morning in Indonesia I caught a fleeting view of this recently planted rice field. In a … Continue reading →

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Knapp’s Castle Then and Now

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Perched on a promontory along a ridge on the north slope of the Santa Ynez Mountains, overlooking the Santa Ynez River Valley, the sandstone ruins known as Knapp’s Castle are the remnants of a remote mountain retreat built by George … Continue reading →

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48 Pound White Seabass

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Jack Elliott

About a half an hour before I shot this 48 pound white seabass, I had shot another one of equal size. But I was using a smaller speargun and the spear just bounced right off. After swimming back to the … Continue reading →

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Trail Up Mt. La Cumbre (1914)

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Jack Elliott

A postcard from 1914 depicting the La Cumbre Trail, the construction of which was paid for by the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce sometime around the turn of the nineteenth century. The trail began on Mountain Drive and wound its … Continue reading →