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Category Archives: Santa Barbara
Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: Sport of Roping Grizzlies (1911)
This post is the fourth and final entry in a series: First: Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: A California Blood Sport (1800s) Second: Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: Recollections of Jacinto Damien Reyes (1880) Third: Gladiator Games of Bulls and … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara, Ventura
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Tagged Bear Baiting, Bears, Bulls, Grizzly Bears, History, Illustrations, Nature, Non-fiction, Wildlife, Writing
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50 Pound White Seabass
Summertime means white seabass slayin’ fish taco time. A 50 pound whitey shot in the Pacific wilderness.
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Fish, Fishing, Freediving, Nature, Ocean, Skindiving, Spearfishing, White Seabass
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Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: Lassoing Grizzlies (1904)
This post is the third entry in a series of four: First: Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: A California Blood Sport (1800s) Second: Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: Recollections of Jacinto Damien Reyes (1880) Fourth: Gladiator Games of Bulls and … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Bear Baiting, Bears, Drawings, Grizzly, History, Illustrations, Nature, Non-fiction, Ojai, Old Mission, Santa Ynez, Tales
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Datura Bloom
Datura in bloom on the Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California. “In their quest for visions and for supernatural power, the Chumash of the Santa Barbara region were one of many tribes throughout North and South America that resorted … Continue reading →
Posted in San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County
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Tagged Chumash, Datura, Ethnobotany, Flora, Indians, Nature, Photos, Pics, Plants, Toloache
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Viva la Fiesta! Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days
Today marks the start of Santa Barbara’s five day celebratory event known as Old Spanish Days fiesta. An advertisement from the El Paso Herald in 1919. Related Posts: La Fiesta Pequena at the Old Mission . Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Fiesta, History, Old Spanish Days, Parties, Photos, Pics
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