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Category Archives: San Luis Obispo County
The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain IV
This post is the fourth and final installment in a series. Read the first here: Ruminants on the Range. The second here: The Bedrock Mortars of Selby Rocks. And the third here: The Pictographs of Painted Rock. An aerial view … Continue reading
Posted in San Luis Obispo County
Tagged backcountry, Carrizo, Hikes, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscape, National Monuments, Nature, Photos, Pics, Salt Flats, Soda Lake, Sunsets, Wilderness, Writing
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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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The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain II
This post is second in a series. Read the first here: The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain I: Ruminants on the Range. Selby Rocks as seen from the Caliente Range, Selby Campground on the left at the foot … Continue reading
Posted in History, San Luis Obispo County
Tagged Archaeology, Carrizo, Hike, Hiking, History, Indians, Landscape, Mortars, Native Americans, Nature, Photography, Pictographs, Pronghorn, Rock Art, Rocks, Selby Rocks, Writing
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The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain I
(First in a Series) Ruminants on the Range Toward the eastern end of the Carrizo Plain National Monument a wicked crack parts the flatland’s reddened earth. Looking across the plain from a distance the ditch is invisible, while within its … Continue reading
Posted in San Luis Obispo County
Tagged Antelope, Birds, Carrizo Plain National Monument, Hike, Hiking, Mammals, Pronghorn, Raptors, Ruminants, San Andreas Fault
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