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Category Archives: Santa Barbara
Condor Point
Condor Point There had been a spring up there at one time. Condor Point Spring seeped up through cracks in the sandstone, flowed weakly across the mossy slab of bedrock and into a long, broad concavity. The steady trickle puddled … Continue reading →
Posted in Nature, Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Central Coast, Condor Point, Condors, Dos Pueblos Canyon, Ellwood Canyon, Gaviota, Goleta, Hiking, Mountains, Naples, Ocean, Pacific, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Silhouette, Sunsets, Vista, Vultures, West Camino Cielo
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Twin Arches, Gaviota Crags
The red arrow notes the location of the arches.
Posted in Nature, Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Arches, Beach, Caves, Coal Oil Point, Crags, Gaviota, Mountains, Nature, Ocean, Outcrops, Pacific, Peaks, Ridges, Rocks, Sandstone, Santa Cruz Island
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Broiled Fowl and Mushrooms—Capital Thing!
“Mr. Winkle turned to Mr. Pickwick, and murmured a few words; a whisper passed from Mr. Pickwick to Mr. Snodgrass, from Mr. Snodgrass to Mr. Tupman, and nods of assent were exchanged. Mr. Pickwick addressed the stranger. ‘You rendered us … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Chanterelles, Cooking, Fungus, Madeira, Mushrooms
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On Any Sunday
Sunday’s surf. . . Pacific corduroy. Related Posts: Rough and Raw at Rincon Riding the Queen. . .and She was Good Southern Hemi Scraps at Malibu
Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County
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Tagged Beach, Kneeboarding, Ocean, Pacific, Surf, Surfing, Waves
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Santa Barbara Shore Whaling (1870-93)
A cold drizzle falls steadily from a heavy marine layer blanketing the coast, as six men heave a ragged plank rowboat across dampened sand to the water’s edge. With rough, cracked and calloused hands sucked dry of moisture by constant … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Beach, Cojo, Fishing, Goleta, History, Ocean, Spearfishing, UCSB, Whales, Whaling
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 