Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Candy Bag Bandit

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Jack Elliott

“I’m gonna fill this whole thing,” I cried leaping into the air. A thin sliver of moon glowed in the star speckled canvas overhead, as I tromped down the road in my Halloween costume with my friend Matt. We set … Continue reading →

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Jumping Spider Snags a Honey Bee

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Jack Elliott

I noticed in my garden this afternoon that a jumping spider had caught a bee while waiting on the flower of a Pachypodium lamerei. Related Post: Praying Mantis Snags a Butterfly

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Bedrock Mortar in San Roque Canyon

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Jack Elliott

This bedrock mortar made by Chumash Indians is located along San Roque Creek above Stevens Park, about 1/5 of a mile upstream from the Foothill Road bridge which spans the canyon.

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Nira to Upper Oso: An Early San Rafael Experience

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Here’s me in April 1991 posing in front of a San Rafael Wilderness sign. We had just climbed out of the Upper Sisquoc River watershed. I was as a young buck laying eyes on, what was for me, never before … Continue reading →

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Turkey Vulture

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Jack Elliott

A turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) soaring on the thermals above East Camino Cielo Road high atop the Santa Ynez Mountains above Santa Barbara. According to a widely accepted theory in ornithology, turkey vultures use their feces to help cool themselves … Continue reading →

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