Tag Archives: Backpacking

Hiking Is Not A Crime

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Santa Barbara Women’s March Expands Beyond Abortion Hundreds join 7th annual rally marking what would have been 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade ruling, but speakers emphasize issues are ‘bigger than Roe’ —Noozhawk They gathered and marched in Santa Barbara … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, National Forest, Public Lands, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness | 17 Comments

The Great Valley Oak Death Rattle, Fish Creek Camp

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Jack Elliott

‘Tis yet another devastating blow. Like the death of the live oak of Mono Narrows Camp. The immolation by wildfire of the disjunct relictual stand of Ponderosa pine along Dry Lakes Ridge. And so too the palisades of tall timber … Continue reading →

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Lion’s Mane, the Smart Mushroom

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Jack Elliott

“H. erinaceus can be considered as useful therapeutic agents in the management and/or treatment of neurodegeneration diseases.” A comprehensive review of the therapeutic effects of Hericium erinaceus in neurodegenerative disease (2014) “Hericium erinaceus, an edible and medicinal mushroom, displays various … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Backpacking, Foraging, Hiking, Lion's Mane, Los Padres National Forest, Mushrooms, Nature, Public Lands, Santa Barbara, Wild Foods, Wilderness | 3 Comments

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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Rename Los Padres National Forest? Race and Recognition In the Woods

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Jack Elliott

Should Los Padres National Forest be renamed? In the roiling social wake of the George Floyd killing, and the peaceful protests and the violence and destruction that erupted across these United States and the world, in this moment of national … Continue reading →