Author Archives: Jack Elliott

San Ysidro Tank

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Jack Elliott

Total rainfall county-wide for Santa Barbara measures in at 125% of normal so far this season. The San Marcos Pass gauge has recorded more rain during the first half of this season alone than during both the two prior years combined. … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Pics, San Ysidro Canyon, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Travel | 2 Comments

Condor Petroglyphs, Death Valley National Park

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Jack Elliott

Two men, a valley, and ten thousand foot peaks. “Who heard the Desert whispering? The gray prospector, hope-wandering that land of vacant sadness, saw through his burning thirst, where from far receding margins gazed the wrinkled ghastly ranges. . . And … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Archaeology, Death Valley, Desert, Hiking, History, Indians, National Parks, Native Americans, Petroglyphs, Rock Art, Travel | 4 Comments

Gaviota Coast Gallivants: Then Came the Fox

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Jack Elliott

June 2016 I take the kids to the zoo. It’s not a place I can appreciate any longer, but granny bought us a family membership. So we go. The kids scamper through the prison camp, er, zoological garden with great delight. … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Foxes, Gaviota Coast, Hiking, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Mammals, Nature, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wildfire, Wildlife, Writing | 13 Comments

Gaviota Coast Gallivants: Chumash Arrowhead

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Jack Elliott

August 2016 “The reverence attached to the artifacts of history is a thing men feel. One could even say that what endows any thing with significance is solely the history in which it has participated.” –Cormac McCarthy, “The Crossing” The … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaviota | Tagged Arrowheads, Artifacts, beachcombing, Chumash, Gaviota, Indians, Native American, Ocean, Santa Barbara, Travel, Treasure | 5 Comments

Gaviota Coast Gallivants: The Wildest Wilderness

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Jack Elliott

“The ocean is an unbelievably vast wilderness.” –Steven Callahan, “Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea” The 76-mile long Gaviota Coast is the wildest wilderness in Santa Barbara County. According to Gaviota Coast Conservancy, it is “the largest stretch of undeveloped coastline … Continue reading →