Author Archives: Jack Elliott

Alaska

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A friend of the blog, Micah Pueschel, of the band Iration, was up in Alaska last week playing a gig and snapped this wilderness shot.

Posted in Alaska | Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Travel | 2 Comments

Oil Seeps at Carpinteria, California

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Oil seep at Carpinteria State Beach. “Cabrillo’s description of the Chumash of the Santa Barbara mainland is the oldest ethnohistoric document concerning California Indians.” —The Natural World of the California Indian, Robert F. Heizer & Albert B. Elsasser, University of … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Cabrillo, Carpinteria, Chumash, de Anza, History, Indians, Native Americans, Oil, Petroleum, Photos, Pics, Portola, Tar Pits | 2 Comments

Lone Wandering

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Santa Barbara County Backcountry “Two or more people disturb the ecologic complex of an area. I had to go alone and I had to be self-contained, a kind of casual turtle carrying his house on his back.” —John Steinbeck Travels … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), John Steinbeck, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pics, Wilderness | 5 Comments

American Bison

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Inexcusable are the men before our time/I’d like to kick their ass for what they left behind —Bad Religion, Unacceptable Two more photos by Clint Elliott from a recent trip to Montana. American bison once roamed the plains by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Montana | Tagged Bison, Buffalo, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Wildlife, Yellowstone | 4 Comments

Eating Fire Roasted Yucca

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A yucca flower spike in full bloom. “There is a great deal of century plant of the species which the Mexicans call mescali. The mode of using it is as follows: they make a hole in the ground, fill it … Continue reading →