Author Archives: Jack Elliott

Marijuana in the Woods: Endangering Hikers and Killing Wildlife

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Marijuana growing in the Los Padres National Forest. (Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department) Marijuana Increasingly Grown In National Forests According to the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department, “large-scale marijuana cultivation is a serious and increasingly widespread problem on public lands in California, … Continue reading →

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Chumash Indian Rock Art Pictograph

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Little Ms. E and I ventured out for a short hike Wednesday morning to a pictograph site. This is the fifth Indian rock art site I’ve taken her to and it required the longest and most strenuous hike for her … Continue reading →

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100° Hike

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Santa Ynez Valley viticulture as seen on drive to trailhead. It’s an ordinary summer day. It’s not one of those media hyped heat wave events, but it’s supposed to be hot out. Such forecasts don’t really apply to the backcountry, … Continue reading →

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Remarkable Auto Tour In Southern California (1907)

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Jack Elliott

“. . .we located a ford and secured two men and a team of horses to tow us through the current, which was very swift.” The following passage, excerpted from the journal of a businessman named J. B. Powles, was … Continue reading →

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Blue Elderberry Wildcraft

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Clusters of wild blue elderberries. “Delectable dishes made from elderberry are a leftover from old time housekeeping, when table luxuries were not so varied and abundant as they are now.” New-York Tribune, September 11, 1921 Wild elderberry trees are abloom … Continue reading →

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