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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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Category Archives: Santa Barbara
Restoration Travesty, San Marcos Foothills Preserve
The filthy-toed plebe at the gate. He’s the latest superhero with powers so profoundHe can leap a dotted line in just a single bound I know you must have seen him in the books and magazinesHe’s the quintessential mindless, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Chumash, Conservation, Environmentalism, Hiking, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, San Marcos Preserve, Santa Barbara, Travel
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The Great Valley Oak Death Rattle, Fish Creek Camp
‘Tis yet another devastating blow. Like the death of the live oak of Mono Narrows Camp. The immolation by wildfire of the disjunct relictual stand of Ponderosa pine along Dry Lakes Ridge. And so too the palisades of tall timber … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged backcountry, Backpacking, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Santa Barbara, Travel, Wilderness
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The Case For Renaming Los Padres National Forest
“I love the feeling when it falls apart.” –Red Hot Chili Peppers, Desecration Smile “By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 1, 11, 36 (U.S.C., title 16, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Chumash, Hiking, History, Indians, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Native Americans, Pictographs, San Rafael Wilderness, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains
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Ancient Artifact: Eccentric Chipped Stone Crescent
“Orr recalls only surface finds of crescents in the Santa Barbara area of California. He states that crescents have been found in late sites but feels they are early intrusive crescents brought in by the late inhabitants of the sites. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, Anthropology, Archaeology, Artifacts, Hiking, History, Los Padres National Forest, Native Americans, Public Lands, Santa Barbara, Wilderness
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Condor Man
Sespe Wilderness The condor soared for hours on its nine-and-a-half-foot wing. The great vulture had drifted one hundred miles without a single flap floating on plumes of heat blowing skyward, the radiant land shimmering under the sun far below like … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, Condors, Fiction, Hiking, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Nature Writing, Public Lands, Santa Barbara, Wilderness, Wildlife
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