Tag Archives: Anthropology

Initials of J.D. Reyes (1907)

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Jack Elliott

J.D. Reyes served the length of his duty as a United States Forest Service ranger, from 1900 to 1931, in Santa Barbara National Forest, later renamed Los Padres several years after his retirement. When his family first settled in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Anthropology, backcountry, Caves, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, J.D. Reyes, Los Padres National Forest, United States Forest Service, Wilderness | 5 Comments

Eccentric Artifact, San Marcos Foothills Preserve

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Jack Elliott

This oak and these boulders were slated to be the backyard of a few people, but activist efforts by Save the San Marcos Foothills coalition rescued the area for the many people of the public at large; surely of much … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Anthropology, Archaeology, Artifacts, Chumash, Hiking, Indians, Native Americans, Outdoors, San Marcos Foothills Preserve, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains | 5 Comments

Barefoot Prints In Volcanic Ash, Hawaii (1790)

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Jack Elliott

Western slope of Mauna Loa (13,100′). The old trail of footprints lies somewhere beneath the cloud cover. A few months after arriving in Hawai‘i, Perkins was in the Kona area of the Big Island collecting on the western slopes on … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Anthropology, Artifacts, Deserts, Hawaii, Hiking, Mauna Loa, National Parks, Nature, Volcano, Volcanoes National Park | 1 Comment

The Economy of Direction and Sharing of Secret Places

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Jack Elliott

Clouds over the Santa Ynez Mountains, December 14, 2024. Akin to the asperitas clouds of November, 2023. “Rumours circulate about entry points which might give access to unseen spaces. Secrets are jealously guarded, closely shared. The subculture has its subcultures. … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Anthropology, backcountry, Chumash, Hiking, Los Padres National Forest, Native Americans, Pictographs, Rock Art, Santa Barbara, Wilderness | 10 Comments

Repatriation of Native American Remains and Artifacts

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Jack Elliott

Asperitas clouds over Santa Barbara seen from our home on November 15, 2023. October 2023 Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws Tuesday intended to compel California’s public university systems to make progress in their review and return of Native American … Continue reading →