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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
Halibut
I had been throwing my line for sometime on the rising tide at a favorite zone when a guy trudged down the beach and set up just down from me. The interloper effectively reduced my fishing grounds by half, as … Continue reading →
Peculiar to the Pattern
“A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1839) The conformity of it all is satisfying and comforting, but something is lost. It’s group think manifest in cookie cutter conformity … Continue reading →
Upper Santa Ynez Camp Vandalism
I spent this last Tuesday in the upper Santa Ynez drainage after hiking in late Monday afternoon and staying the night. I woke at 5:15, broke camp, brewed a tall cup of coffee and chomped down some homemade cake with … Continue reading →
Sisquoc Falls
Clubhair Mariposa Lily (Calochortus clavatus)
Little Ms. E’s Big Adventure
The little one clocks some trail time on a hike to the redwoods in the Botanic Gardens.
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