Category Archives: Ventura County

A Goofy Guerilla Camp, Cedar Creek

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Along Cedar Creek Trail While ranging off trail recently I came across a bootleg camp along a small spring-fed tributary of Cedar Creek in Sespe Wilderness. It was situated right in the creek. Branches and fallen trees had been lashed … Continue reading →

Posted in Ventura County | Tagged Backpacking, Campgrounds, Camping, Cedar Creek, Hiking, Hiking (2), Photos, Sespe Wilderness | 2 Comments

Return to Whiteacre Peak or Day of the Condor

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Jack Elliott

A long lost condor radio transmitter on Whiteacre Peak. Condors seem to have an eye on Whiteacre Peak in Sespe Wilderness. The first time Stillman (davidstillman.blogspot.com) and I hiked the peak, after having just left the summit, condors came soaring … Continue reading →

Posted in Ventura County | Tagged Condors, Hiking, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Pics, Sespe Wilderness, Wildlife | 4 Comments

Reyes Peak and Haddock Mountain, Sespe Wilderness

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Motorcycle accident victim being airlifted to hospital from Highway 33. On my way up Highway 33 to Pine Mountain I came around a corner and was flagged down by Los Padres Fire whose engine was stopped in the northbound lane. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ventura County | Tagged Backpacking, Haddock Mountain, Hiking, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Pine Mountain, Reyes Peak, Sespe Wilderness | 4 Comments

Marijuana in the Woods: Endangering Hikers and Killing Wildlife

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Marijuana growing in the Los Padres National Forest. (Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department) Marijuana Increasingly Grown In National Forests According to the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department, “large-scale marijuana cultivation is a serious and increasingly widespread problem on public lands in California, … Continue reading →