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“He may be just a tramp, a guy that likes to roam about this great country without any special aim, just to thank the Lord for these beautiful mountains.”
-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Gabe Surfing Sandbar, Hurricane Marie 8-27-14
Gabe Venturelli making it look easy. Good to see a friend, a Santa Barbara local, getting it like not many people do. In the middle of summer, no less. Pacific love. “Look at this shot of Sandbar yesterday,” my wife … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Hurricane Marie, Hurricanes, Inspiration, Nature, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Sandbar, Santa Barbara, Sports, Surf, Surfing, Video
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7 Comments
Barger Canyon Arch
Looking through Barger Arch toward Santa Barbara. A coast live oak tree obscured for most of my life this frontside feature of the Santa Ynez Mountains. Arroyo Burro Trail, which cuts the mountainside nearby, was one of the first trails … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Arches, Barger Canyon, Hiking, Inspiration, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Musings, Nature, Photos, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains
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4 Comments
Chumash Rock Art, a Pool of Water and a Chipmunk
A Chumash pictograph with inset showing a recreation of the design. A seasonal creek flows by this Indian rock art site in Santa Barbara County and there is a spring not far from the paintings. When flowing the creek cascades … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Archaeology, Chipmunks, Chumash, Hiking, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Pictographs, Rock Art, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wildlife, Writing
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5 Comments
Hiking Every Season In All Conditions
Bryan route finding off-trail in Sespe Wilderness. “I came to know that country, not in the way a traveler knows the landmarks he sees in the distance, but more truly and intimately, in every season, from a thousand points of … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Sespe Wilderness, Travel, Writing
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10 Comments
Lower Lion Canyon, Sierra Madre Mountains
Squaring off with the sun in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains in 96 degree heat. I like to see it for myself. When looking at a map of the forest I want to know what each particular attraction … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Cuyama, Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, Lion Canyon, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Rocks, Sierra Madre Mountains, Travel
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 