Tag Archives: Bears

Bear Trail Don’t Burn

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Jack Elliott

Two bear footprints worn through dried leaves to the soil beneath in an area burned by the Sherpa Fire along the Gaviota Coast. This print pattern, more distinct in some places than others, continues for some distance along the unburned trail … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaviota | Tagged Backpacking, Bears, Camping, Gaviota Coast, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wildfire, Wildlife | 16 Comments

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 →

Posted in Ventura County | Tagged Backpacking, Bears, Camping, Creeks, Hiking, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Piedra Blanca Creek, Pine Mountain, Sespe Wilderness, Wildlife | 6 Comments

Black Bear

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Jack Elliott

I was lounging around camp in midafternoon boiling the billy. Had me a relaxation station set up in the shade of a tree, an air mattress propped up against a boulder as a makeshift recliner, and a long view down … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Backpacking, Bears, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Wildlife | 12 Comments

Rolling with Little Ms. E, Sequoia National Park

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Jack Elliott

You have to be committed to push a stroller along a rocky mountain trail for two miles up and down a small canyon, while wearing flip-flops. Or maybe you just need to be committed. The trail began as a three-foot-wide … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Bears, Hiking, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Marmot, Nature, Photos, Pics, Sequoia National Park, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Writing | 4 Comments

Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: Sport of Roping Grizzlies (1911)

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Jack Elliott

This post is the fourth and final entry in a series: First: Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: A California Blood Sport (1800s) Second: Gladiator Games of Bulls and Bears: Recollections of Jacinto Damien Reyes (1880) Third: Gladiator Games of Bulls and … Continue reading →