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Monthly Archives: October 2013
The Sisquoc Falls: A Little Known Region in California Explored (1884)
Sisquoc Falls, located in a restricted condor sanctuary in the San Rafael Wilderness, is officially off-limits to the general public. The following narrative was originally published in the Santa Maria Times in 1884. It chronicles the bushwhacking exploratory adventure of … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, History, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, San Rafael Wilderness, Sisquoc River, Writing
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Grass Mountain & Zaca Peak Via Birabent Canyon
The environs of Figueroa Mountain feature a diverse range of landscape. Open rolling grassland, gravely slopes sparsely studded with moss and lichen covered oaks, other nooks holding denser stands of oak and conifers, flowing creeks in the shady sycamore canopied … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Deer, Figueroa Mountain, Grass Mountain, Hiking, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Tarantula, Zaca Peak
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Seasonal Change In Wildflower Fields of Figueroa Mountain
March 2013 October 2013
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Tagged Figueroa Mountain, Flowers, Hiking, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, lupine, Nature, Photos, poppies, wildflowers
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Deluge and Drought In Santa Barbara County
Cachuma Lake at Bradbury Dam, September 2013. The reservoir is well below the floodgates and currently less than half full. It seldom rains in Santa Barbara. “Probably the most striking feature of Santa Barbara County,” a story published in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Backpacking, Cachuma Lake, Camping, Drought, Hiking, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Precipitation, Rain, Writing
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