Author Archives: Jack Elliott

Oil and Animals in the Santa Barbara Channel

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Crude oil actively bubbling out of the ground at the beach in Carpinteria, California in Santa Barbara County. Three offshore oil derricks are visible as dots in the distance. “The surface of the sea, which was perfectly smooth and tranquil, … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Beach, Biology, Non-fiction, Ocean, Oil, Pacific Ocean, Petroleum, Reference, Sea Otters, Tar, Wildlife | 16 Comments

Earth Day

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Jack Elliott

“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.” ―John Lubbock Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) is widely credited as … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Backpacking, Earth Day, Environmentalism, Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Photos, Pics, San Rafael Wilderness | 2 Comments

Mountain Pools

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Several pools along a tributary of Sespe Creek.

Posted in Ventura County | Tagged Creeks, Hiking, iPhoneography, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Pics, Sespe Wilderness, Streams, Swimming Holes, waterfalls | 1 Comment

Wild Cucumber, Trout and Pictographs

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Wild cucumber (Marah macrocarpus, previously called Echinocystis macrocarpa), also known as Manroot or Bigroot, was called molo’wot’ in Barbareño Chumash and chilicote in Spanish. Got it? “And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah; for … Continue reading →