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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
Trout
I came across this trout the other day in a thin trickle of a backcountry crick. I’d estimate him to be about to eight inches long. He was keenly keeping to the shadowed portion of a tiny pool and every … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Creeks, Fish, Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Trout, Wilderness
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3 Comments
Seven Falls
“The music of falling water comes at intervals upon the ear. The uneven trail winding around huge rocks, upon the edge of precipitous banks or plying through the slippery stones at the bottom of the creek, gives just enough elements … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Non-fiction, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Seven Falls, Snapshots, Swimming Holes, waterfalls, Wildlife, Writing
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5 Comments
Mushroom Man Rock
The sentinel of West Camino Cielo Road in the Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County.
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Caves, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Rocks, West Camino Cielo
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3 Comments
Pine Mountain and Zaca Lake Forest Reserve (1898)
Zaca Peak left of center, as seen from Figueroa Mountain on June 14, 1937. (credit: J.E. Patterson) “As a result of his 1903 visit to California, Roosevelt was to create the Santa Barbara National Forest out of the Pine Mountain … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County
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Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Davy Brown, Forest Reserves, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, Non-fiction, Photos. Pics, Pine Mountain, Zaca Lake, Zaca Peak
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Buckeye Butterfly
A buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) on a coreopsis flower at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum’s Butterflies Alive exhibit.
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