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Category Archives: San Luis Obispo County
Pronghorn, Carrizo Plain National Monument
Pronghorn on the Carrizo Plain National Monument, March 1, 2017. “We were taught how the pioneers went into the West. They opened their eyes and made up what things could be. . . .People think there aren’t frontiers anymore. They … Continue reading
Posted in San Luis Obispo County
Tagged Adventure, Carrizo Plain National Monument, Hiking, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pics, Pronghorn, Travel, Wildlife
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El Saucito Ranch House, Carrizo Plain (1878)
The El Saucito Ranch house, built of redwood by Chester Rude Brumley in 1878, was occupied until the late 1960s and is the oldest still standing farm house on the Carrizo Plain. “Mr. Brumley has grown grapes, figs, pears, apples … Continue reading
Posted in San Luis Obispo County
Tagged Carrizo Plain, El Saucito Ranch, Farming, History, Landscapes, Non-fiction, Photos, Pics, Pioneers, Ranches
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Night on Carrizo Plain, Tule Elk and Caliente Peak
Sun kissed sandstone. We arrive at Selby Campground in the waning darkness before first light. It’s frosty and clear skied, the glow of dawn growing brighter above the skyline of the distant Temblor Range as we sip hot coffee. The … Continue reading
Posted in San Luis Obispo County
Tagged Caliente Peak, Camping, Carrizo Plain, Dragon's Back Ridge, Elk, Hiking, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Nature, Photos, Pics, Soda Lake, Temblor Range, Wildlife
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Dragon’s Back Ridge, Carrizo Plain
Coiled barbwire on Carrizo Plain I drove out to the Carrizo Plain National Monument after a few days of intermittent rain showers. It is a semi-arid grassland of several hundred thousand acres that remains today, for the most part, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrizo, Dragon's Back Ridge, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscapes, Nature, Photos, Pics, San Andreas Fault
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Carrizo Tom
The Carrizo Plain in the hinterlands of San Luis Obispo County, CA as seen from atop the I first drove the road 12 years ago. Over the years since then I’ve seen more pronghorn antelope than people out thataway. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrizo Plain, Landscapes, Nature, Non-fiction, Photos, Pics, Sunsets, Tales, Writing
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