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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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Author Archives: Jack Elliott
Mission Falls
I hiked Tunnel Trail to Mission Falls on Monday morning. Not far up the actual trail a heavy drizzle set in and I threw on my rain gear before it turned to a light rain. For a brief moment it … Continue reading →
First Day of Spring Roars In Wet and Windy
Select rainfall totals from around Santa Barbara County for the last 24 hour period: Santa Barbara: 5.29 San Marcos Pass: 9.55 Figueroa Mountain: 4.05 Cachuma Reservoir: 10.63 Gibraltar Reservoir: 10.78 Jameson Reservoir: 7.64 Santa Barbara Potrero: 3.72 Don Victor Valley: … Continue reading →
The Klutzy Career of Highwayman Dick Fellows
“Horses threw him, ran away with him and from him, led him into trouble and never out of it. Yet this bandit-on-horseback never seemed to learn. No matter what horses did to him, he came back for more. . .[Dick … Continue reading →
San Pedro Creek Webcam
The United States Geological Survey has a remote control camera set up at a small cascade on San Pedro Creek near Goleta. It can be accessed and controlled by the public via the Internet. Click the image below during daylight … Continue reading →
Posted in Frontcountry
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Tagged Cascade, Mission Creek, San Pedro Creek, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, Ventura River, Waterfall
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Chumash Camp
I headed into the forest in late afternoon with three hours of light left. It was dead calm in the lower reaches of the canyon and I could see that it rained the day before. Upside down oak leaves still … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Arrowhead, Chumash, Hiking, Hiking (2), Indians, Los Padres National Forest, Mortars, Photos, Pics, Tales
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