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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: Backpacking
Hiking is Not A Crime, Let Forest Be Thy Medicine
Ranger: Howdy, sir. Sorry, the forest is closed.Hiker: Why?Ranger: Well, there’s been some slides and wash outs and rockfalls and trees fallen over and we heard tell of a big rut. Hiker: Oh. So you mean it’s a forest. You’ve closed … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, backcountry, Backpacking, Camping, Forest Service, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness
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Hiking Is Not A Crime
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
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Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, National Forest, Public Lands, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness
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The Great Valley Oak Death Rattle, Fish Creek Camp
‘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 →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged backcountry, Backpacking, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Santa Barbara, Travel, Wilderness
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Lion’s Mane, the Smart Mushroom
“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 →
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Tagged Backpacking, Foraging, Hiking, Lion's Mane, Los Padres National Forest, Mushrooms, Nature, Public Lands, Santa Barbara, Wild Foods, Wilderness
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Horripilation
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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Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Creative Nonfiction, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Public Lands, Santa Barbara, Wilderness, Writing
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