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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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“. . .here, where there are still the silences and the loneliness of the earth before man, . . .”
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Category Archives: Santa Barbara
Toddling Down the Davy Brown Trail
The hills along lower Figueroa Mountain Road on the way to Davy Brown Trail. With a toddler in tow I recently had the fortunate opportunity to rediscover the Davy Brown Trail with fresh eyes. Having kids provides a chance to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bugs, Davy Brown, Figueroa Mountain, Hiking, Hiking (2), Insects, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Pics, wildflowers
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Fourth of July Fireworks
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Tagged 4th of July, Fireworks, iPhoneography, Photos, Pics
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Stumbling Upon Chumash Bedrock Mortars
Chumash bedrock mortar grinding stone in the Santa Barbara County backcountry. There are four different mortars visible in this photo, although hard to see except the deepest one at center frame. “In certain almost supernatural states of the soul, the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Archaeology, Artifacts, backcountry, Bedrock Mortars, Chumash, Hiking, Hiking (2), Indians, Native Americans, Outdoors, Photos, Pics
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Panoramic of Santa Barbara (1914)
A view of Santa Barbara, California from 1914. (click to enlarge) 2012
Trout
I came across this trout the other day in a thin trickle of a backcountry crick. I’d estimate him to be about to eight inches long. He was keenly keeping to the shadowed portion of a tiny pool and every … Continue reading →
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Tagged Creeks, Fish, Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Trout, Wilderness
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 