Tag Archives: Camping

Nira to Upper Oso: An Early San Rafael Experience

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Here’s me in April 1991 posing in front of a San Rafael Wilderness sign. We had just climbed out of the Upper Sisquoc River watershed. I was as a young buck laying eyes on, what was for me, never before … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, San Rafael Wilderness | 6 Comments

Canoe Campin’ and Fishin’ in Minnesota

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Clint Elliott plying the waters far from home. Northern Pike Related Posts: Clint Sliding Down Mono Dam Clint in Costa Rica Cliff Diving Montezuma Falls

Posted in Snapshots | Tagged Camping, Canoeing, Fishing, Minnesota | Leave a comment

Cuyama Badlands

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Jack Elliott

With the fog’s unrelenting grip on the immediate coast yet again this summer, I drove out to the Cuyama Badlands the other day to enjoy some heat and blue skies. It had been a year since my last venture specifically … Continue reading →

Posted in Ventura | Tagged Camping, Cuyama Badlands, Cuyama River, Cuyama Valley, highway 33, Hiking, Hiking (2), Lockwood Valley Road | Leave a comment

Campfire Nights Under the Stars

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Jack Elliott

A hot cup of coffee, a cool mountain night and a blazing campfire under the stars.

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Waterfalls, Trout and Indian Mortars

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jack Elliott

We loaded our rig and hit the super slab up to the Sierra for three nights of car camping April 30-May 3. There were few people and the weather was perfect. I forgot at camp on Sunday my go-to adventure … Continue reading →