Author Archives: Jack Elliott

Dane Reynolds Surf Slash

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A sequence of shots from January 2012:

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Old Mission Santa Barbara

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Mission Santa Barbara, “Queen of the Missions,” was built in 1820. The original church was founded on December 4, 1786 and was the tenth mission built by the Spanish Franciscans in California. It was later rebuilt twice, its size increased … Continue reading →

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Deal Canyon, Rancho Nuevo Canyon 17 Mile Day Hike

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Jack Elliott

The trail we hiked through California’s Dick Smith Wilderness. David Stillman and I recently hiked the Deal Canyon/Rancho Nuevo Canyon trails. Five years after the Zaca Fire destroyed most of the forest, with sooty deadfall logs lying about and the … Continue reading →

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San Ysidro Trail

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A section of San Ysidro Trail under the oaks in the Montecito Foothills, Santa Barbara County, California.

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Camping Out in California: Pine Mountain Narrative (1887)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A man by the name of John R. G. Hassard wrote the following narrative of his “camping expedition of sixty-eight days” in the Ventura County backcountry of California. As an aside, Ventura County was created on January 1, 1873 and … Continue reading →

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