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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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Author Archives: Jack Elliott
Trail Up Mt. La Cumbre (1914)
A postcard from 1914 depicting the La Cumbre Trail, the construction of which was paid for by the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce sometime around the turn of the nineteenth century. The trail began on Mountain Drive and wound its … Continue reading →
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La Fiesta Pequena at the Old Mission
A view of last night’s opening festivities at the Old Mission. A description of the event by the Independent: “For 84 years ‘the Little Fiesta’ has served as the official opening of Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Day’s Fiesta at Santa … Continue reading →
Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta (1915)
The caption on the back of the vintage postcard shown above: “California’s glamorous past is recaptured once a year when charming senoritas and gallant senors don colorful native costumes and disport themselves in gay fiestas and pageants.” A description of … Continue reading →
Summertime Chanterelles
Here is a tiny sampler showing just a few of the clean and pristine gems harvested in July this year. If not rare, then it’s certainly uncommon to find chanterelles in summertime in this corner of California. It happens, but … Continue reading →
Corpse Flower at El Capitan Beach
There is a patch of these bizarre looking flowers growing on the point at El Capitan State Beach. They caught my eye once as I was walking by and, recognizing the bloom, I walked over to take a whiff. It … Continue reading →
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