Category Archives: Santa Barbara

Panoramic of Santa Barbara (1914)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A view of Santa Barbara, California from 1914. (click to enlarge) 2012

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Trout

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack Elliott

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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Seven Falls

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Jack Elliott

“The music of falling water comes at intervals upon the ear. The uneven trail winding around huge rocks, upon the edge of precipitous banks or plying through the slippery stones at the bottom of the creek, gives just enough elements … Continue reading →

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Mushroom Man Rock

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Jack Elliott

The sentinel of West Camino Cielo Road in the Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County.

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Pine Mountain and Zaca Lake Forest Reserve (1898)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Zaca Peak left of center, as seen from Figueroa Mountain on June 14, 1937. (credit: J.E. Patterson) “As a result of his 1903 visit to California, Roosevelt was to create the Santa Barbara National Forest out of the Pine Mountain … Continue reading →