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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.”
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Author Archives: Jack Elliott
Native Steelhead of Yore
Claude M. Kreider fly fishing for steelhead trout on the Santa Ynez River in 1942. “And here—only one hundred and fifty miles from the great Los Angeles metropolitan area—flows the Santa Ynez, the most productive of all the little steelhead … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Angling, Bradbury Dam, Fishing, Gibraltar Dam, History, Lompoc, Nature, Photos, Santa Ynez River, Steelhead, Writing
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East Camino Cielo to Mono Camp
Earlier this week I took a walk along the north end of Cold Springs Trail for an out-and-back day trip down to Mono Camp from East Camino Cielo Road. Surveying the target for the day from East Camino Cielo Road … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Cold Springs Trail, Forbush Camp, Frederick Washington Forbush, Mono Camp, Mono Creek, Mono Debris Dam, Santa Ynez River
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Prehistoric Seafloor on Gibraltar Road
Just below Gibraltar Rock, about a half mile below Flores Flats, a nearly vertical bed of sandstone rises up beside Gibraltar Road. On the face of the sandstone slab, there are ripple marks created by a prehistoric sea that covered … Continue reading →
Toro Ridge Trail View
Carpinteria as seen from the crest of Toro Ridge Trail yesterday afternoon. The 230-acre Carpinteria Salt Marsh nature preserve. It is one of the largest coastal estuaries in California, where it is estimated that less than 10% of historic wetland … Continue reading →
Palm Trees at Dusk
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