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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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Tag Archives: Adventure
Haddock Peak Descent to Sespe Creek via Potrero John Creek
Pacific marine layer filling Matilija Creek watershed at sunrise, as seen on the drive to the trailhead. (Sunset marine layer view from same location 2010) A rough outline of the route hiked down the Potrero John Creek watershed from Haddock … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Adventure, Cayoneering, Haddock Peak, Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Non-fiction, Photos, Pics, Potrero John Creek, Reyes Peak, Tales, Writing
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Alaska
A friend of the blog, Micah Pueschel, of the band Iration, was up in Alaska last week playing a gig and snapped this wilderness shot.
Posted in Alaska
Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Travel
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Camping Out in California: Pine Mountain Narrative (1887)
A man by the name of John R. G. Hassard wrote the following narrative of his “camping expedition of sixty-eight days” in the Ventura County backcountry of California. As an aside, Ventura County was created on January 1, 1873 and … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Adventure, Adventure (2), Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Non-fiction, Outdoors, Photo, Photographs, Pics, Pine Mountain, Writing
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 