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Category Archives: Santa Barbara
Oil and Animals in the Santa Barbara Channel
Crude oil actively bubbling out of the ground at the beach in Carpinteria, California in Santa Barbara County. Three offshore oil derricks are visible as dots in the distance. “The surface of the sea, which was perfectly smooth and tranquil, … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Beach, Biology, Non-fiction, Ocean, Oil, Pacific Ocean, Petroleum, Reference, Sea Otters, Tar, Wildlife
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Earth Day
“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.” ―John Lubbock Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) is widely credited as … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Backpacking, Earth Day, Environmentalism, Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Photos, Pics, San Rafael Wilderness
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2 Comments
Figueroa Mountain Poppy and Lupine Bloom
Figueroa Mountain wildflowers on Wednesday.
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Figueroa Mountain, Flora, Hiking, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, lupine, Nature, Photos, Pics, poppies, wildflowers
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Little Pine Mountain
I walked the Santa Cruz Trail up to the top of Little Pine Mountain. It’s about 15 miles round trip with some 3000′ elevation gain. The mountaintop offers views of the Santa Ynez Valley to the south and the … Continue reading →
Figueroa Mountain Wildflowers III
We took the kids up to Figueroa Mountain yesterday for a picnic. While the coastline was buried under a heavy marine layer as we left town, the mountains were warm and sunny. It’s a relatively sparse poppy and lupine bloom … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Figueroa Mountain, Flora, Hiking, iPhoneography, Los Padres National Forest, lupine, Nature, Photos, Pics, poppies, wildflowers
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