Tag Archives: Backpacking

Rattlesnake Falls, San Rafael Wilderness

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Jack Elliott

DavidStillman.com standing beside Rattlesnake Falls deep in the Santa Barbara backcountry on a recent backpacking trip, the creek a tributary of the Wild and Scenic Sisquoc River.

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Piedra Blanca Creek West, Descent From Pine Mountain Lodge Camp

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Jack Elliott

A smidgeon of Piedra Blanca. “Civilization has a relatively precarious hold on us and there is an undoubted attraction in a life of absolute freedom once it has been tasted. The ‘call o’ the wild’ is in the blood of … Continue reading →

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Hunting Desert Bighorn Sheep

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Jack Elliott

A preserved desert bighorn sheep in the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. “. . .the most modern hunters, the men who sally forth with rapid cameras instead of repeating express rifles, who press a high speed shutter instead of … Continue reading →

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Hiking Every Season In All Conditions

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Jack Elliott

Bryan route finding off-trail in Sespe Wilderness. “I came to know that country, not in the way a traveler knows the landmarks he sees in the distance, but more truly and intimately, in every season, from a thousand points of … Continue reading →

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Eddy Fields’ Initials, Manzana Creek (Circa 1900)

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Jack Elliott

Blue skies and golden grass along lower Manzana Creek Trail at the Pratt homestead site. “The Pratts homesteaded just below Cold Spring on Manzana Creek. They had a stepson by the name of Eddy Fields. At the site of the … Continue reading →

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