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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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Category Archives: Santa Barbara
East Lion Camp (Sespe Wilderness)
East Lion Camp has two sites adjacent to each other. The two sites are really close together, and if both are taken by different parties, it dramatically reduces the sense of solitude one typically is after when backpacking. The main … Continue reading →
Aliso Park Campground
Directions: Highway 166 to Aliso Canyon Road, which is about two to three miles west of New Cuyama. Aliso Canyon Road leads through the oil fields for about six miles where it ends at Aliso Park Campground (2930′). Dry … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aliso Canyon, Aliso Park Campground, McPherson Trail, Reference
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Painted Rock Camp, Montgomery Potrero, Sierra Madre Mountains
Related post: S’ap’aksi; House of the Sun at Montgomery Potrero, Sierra Madre Mountains
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Tagged Bedrock Mortars, House of the Sun, Lion Cayon, Montgomery Potrero, Painted Rock Camp, Pictographs, Reference, Sapaksi, Sierra Madre
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Potreros of the Sierra Madre Mountains
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Tagged Montgomery Potrero, Painted Rock Camp, Salisbury Potrero, Santa Barbara Potrero, Sierra Madre Mountains, Snapshots
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The Storied Life of Davy Brown (Davy Brown Campground, Santa Barbara County)
A drawing of Davy Brown’s cabin published in The herald, September 25, 1898. In the only image known to exist of Davy Brown, a tintype, he sits crossed legged on an upholstered chair in front of what appears to be … Continue reading →
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