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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: Ventura County
Potrero Seco Camp, Dick Smith Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Dick Smith Wilderness, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Pics
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Stillman & the Condor Feather
David Stillman at large in the SLP with a wing tip primary feather from a California condor measuring over 18 inches long. The condor is North America’s largest flying bird and can have a wingspan of over nine feet. Considering … Continue reading
Godwin Canyon, Los Padres National Forest
The gateway to Godwin Canyon. I hiked up Godwin Canyon a few days ago. It’d been about a year since I’d been up thataway and in that time somebody slapped together some sort of sloppy grow set-up. I came across … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Godwin Canyon, Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Pine Mountain
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 