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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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“. . .here, where there are still the silences and the loneliness of the earth before man, . . .”
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Author Archives: Jack Elliott
Dragon’s Back Ridge, Carrizo Plain
Coiled barbwire on Carrizo Plain I drove out to the Carrizo Plain National Monument after a few days of intermittent rain showers. It is a semi-arid grassland of several hundred thousand acres that remains today, for the most part, as … Continue reading
Posted in San Luis Obispo County
Tagged Carrizo, Dragon's Back Ridge, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscapes, Nature, Photos, Pics, San Andreas Fault
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Potrero Seco Camp, Dick Smith Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Dick Smith Wilderness, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Pics
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Stillman & the Condor Feather
David Stillman at large in the SLP with a wing tip primary feather from a California condor measuring over 18 inches long. The condor is North America’s largest flying bird and can have a wingspan of over nine feet. Considering … Continue reading
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