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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
The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain III
This post is third in a series. Read the first here: The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain I: Ruminants on the Range. And the second here: The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain II: The Bedrock Mortars … Continue reading
Posted in San Luis Obispo County
Tagged Archaeology, Carrizo, Chumash, Hiking, History, Indians, Mortars, Pictographs, Rock Art
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Sea Anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima Sea anemones thrive in the intertidal zone of Santa Barbara County beaches due in part to microscopic organisms living within their bodies. A type of alga called zoochlorella grows inside the tissue of the anemones in a symbiotic … Continue reading
Canoe Camping Along the Green River, Utah
A photo essay of a camping trip down the Green River in Utah by Clint Elliott and the boys: Priorities. Tally ho! Petroglyphs Clint Elliott hanging five. A view of the Green River through the walls of ancient Native American … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry, Nature
Tagged Backpacking, Boating, Camp, Camping, Canoeing, Green River, Kayaking, Landscape, Nature, Petroglyphs, Photos, Rocks, Travel, Utah
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 