Tag Archives: Adventure

Mammoth Rubbing Rocks

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Jack Elliott

Edge of the continent, Sonoma County “Groovy, man. How much do you want for this special battery-powered back-scratcher in the showcase, man.” “Cost you one dollar and ninety-five cents.” “A necessary item, man, haul it out.” —The Fan Man by … Continue reading →

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Ancient Artifact: Eccentric Chipped Stone Crescent

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Jack Elliott

“Orr recalls only surface finds of crescents in the Santa Barbara area of California. He states that crescents have been found in late sites but feels they are early intrusive crescents brought in by the late inhabitants of the sites. … Continue reading →

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Condor Man

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Jack Elliott

Sespe Wilderness The condor soared for hours on its nine-and-a-half-foot wing. The great vulture had drifted one hundred miles without a single flap floating on plumes of heat blowing skyward, the radiant land shimmering under the sun far below like … Continue reading →

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Horripilation

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Jack Elliott

A summer morning in the Santa Barbara backcountry. Weigh your counsel, Priest, he said. We are all here together. Yonder sun is like the eye of God and we will cook impartially upon this great siliceous griddle I do assure … Continue reading →

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Halibut Surf Fishing

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Jack Elliott

“Conservation of animals and plants was a burning, emotional, personal issue. A properly socialized individual had a powerful sense that the wild world was feeding him, and he ought to be as grateful and as anxious to act decently as … Continue reading →

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