Category Archives: Santa Barbara County

Pine Mountain and Zaca Lake Forest Reserve (1898)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Zaca Peak left of center, as seen from Figueroa Mountain on June 14, 1937. (credit: J.E. Patterson) “As a result of his 1903 visit to California, Roosevelt was to create the Santa Barbara National Forest out of the Pine Mountain … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County | Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Davy Brown, Forest Reserves, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, Non-fiction, Photos. Pics, Pine Mountain, Zaca Lake, Zaca Peak | 4 Comments

Oil Seeps at Carpinteria, California

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Oil seep at Carpinteria State Beach. “Cabrillo’s description of the Chumash of the Santa Barbara mainland is the oldest ethnohistoric document concerning California Indians.” —The Natural World of the California Indian, Robert F. Heizer & Albert B. Elsasser, University of … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Cabrillo, Carpinteria, Chumash, de Anza, History, Indians, Native Americans, Oil, Petroleum, Photos, Pics, Portola, Tar Pits | 2 Comments

Lone Wandering

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Santa Barbara County Backcountry “Two or more people disturb the ecologic complex of an area. I had to go alone and I had to be self-contained, a kind of casual turtle carrying his house on his back.” —John Steinbeck Travels … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), John Steinbeck, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pics, Wilderness | 5 Comments

Annular Solar Eclipse

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Jack Elliott

As the moon moved in front of the sun the daylight noticeably waned, and the landscape took on the warm-colored glow of late afternoon winter light, though with less intensity and an eerie shadowy cast to it. While you could … Continue reading →