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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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Peep of Oahu
A beach view from Oahu taken near Lanikai yesterday by a friend of the Blog.
Project Sespe Creek Connect: Stage I, Upper Sespe
Potrero Seco as seen in morning’s early light, the rugged and parched mountains of the Dick Smith Wilderness seen in the background. The rolling grass covered hills of Potrero Seco in the Sierra Madre Mountains form the upper boundary of … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Creeks, Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Sespe
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Killer King Snake
Out the other day walkin’ down the first stage of a little project we got goin’ on, David Stillman and I came across a California Kingsnake just after it had seized a Gartersnake. We crouched watching as it wrapped it … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Fauna, Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, King Snake, Nature, Photos, Pics, Reptiles, Snakes, Video, Wildlife
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 