Category Archives: Santa Barbara

Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing: A Santa Barbara Original

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Jack Elliott

“Enough! I grow weary of your sexually suggestive dancing. Bring me my ranch dressing hose!” -Homer Simpson It’s a nutritionist’s nightmare, a glutton’s godsend. It’s the king of salad dressings and a cornerstone of the condiment world. Ranch dressing is … Continue reading →

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Santa Barbara Pistachio Farm

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Santa Barbara Pistachio Farm and the Cuyama Badlands.

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Santa Barbara Channel Bathymetry

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Divins, D.L., and D. Metzger, NGDC Coastal Relief Model, Retrieved March 25, 2011, http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/coastal/coastal.html. Download provided by the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System http://sccoos.org/data/bathy

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Santa Ynez River Valley

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Jack Elliott

We spent a few hours up on the river yesterday to escape the marine layer and enjoy some sun and swimming. Odd it is that in the middle Santa Ynez drainage there were virtually no flies, while hiking through the … Continue reading →

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Fishing’s Good on Bill’s Barge

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Jack Elliott

An advertisement from the Carpinteria Herald in 1927.

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