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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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Monarch Butterflies
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Gem-studded Puffball Mushrooms
Gem-studded puffball mushrooms grow in a wide variety of areas throughout Santa Barbara County. The specimens pictured here were growing trailside at the edge of dense stands of chaparral. Unlike the sort of giant puffballs I have found in Oregon, … Continue reading →
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Jumping Spider Snags a Honey Bee
I noticed in my garden this afternoon that a jumping spider had caught a bee while waiting on the flower of a Pachypodium lamerei. Related Post: Praying Mantis Snags a Butterfly
Bedrock Mortar in San Roque Canyon
This bedrock mortar made by Chumash Indians is located along San Roque Creek above Stevens Park, about 1/5 of a mile upstream from the Foothill Road bridge which spans the canyon.
Nira to Upper Oso: An Early San Rafael Experience
Here’s me in April 1991 posing in front of a San Rafael Wilderness sign. We had just climbed out of the Upper Sisquoc River watershed. I was as a young buck laying eyes on, what was for me, never before … Continue reading →
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