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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: Ventura
Sitiptip Flat, Los Padres National Forest
The place. Note the white mineral deposit on its far side. “Our history is carried by word of mouth, but it’s anchored to the land. The old boys used to play a game: one of them would leave his cap on … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura
Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Pics, Travel
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Cuyama Badlands
With the fog’s unrelenting grip on the immediate coast yet again this summer, I drove out to the Cuyama Badlands the other day to enjoy some heat and blue skies. It had been a year since my last venture specifically … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura
Tagged Camping, Cuyama Badlands, Cuyama River, Cuyama Valley, highway 33, Hiking, Hiking (2), Lockwood Valley Road
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