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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
Midday at the Oasis
I spent Labor Day Monday hiking around a hot and windy Caliente Canyon and lounging poolside under the willow and cottonwood trees to escape the midday swelter. Although many long sections of the creek were bone dry, there was still … Continue reading →
19 Inch Halibut
A few bites yesterday afternoon, a 19-incher today, maybe a keeper tomorrow.
Surf Fishing For Halibut
Throwin’ lures for flatties on a late afternoon rising tide. Related Posts: Halibut 48 Pound White Seabass
Native Steelhead of Yore
Claude M. Kreider fly fishing for steelhead trout on the Santa Ynez River in 1942. “And here—only one hundred and fifty miles from the great Los Angeles metropolitan area—flows the Santa Ynez, the most productive of all the little steelhead … Continue reading →
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