Tag Archives: Camping

Cottam Camp Morning

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Cottam Camp at the red dot. I spent a long cold night at Cottam Camp. When it’s dead dark by 5:30 and you’re out on the trail with minimal provisions there’s a bit too much time to kill ‘tween sunset … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County | Tagged backcountry, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Meadow, Mountains | 4 Comments

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 →