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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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“. . .here, where there are still the silences and the loneliness of the earth before man, . . .”
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Tag Archives: Camping
Canoe Campin’ and Fishin’ in Minnesota
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
Cuyama Badlands
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
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Tagged Camping, Cuyama Badlands, Cuyama River, Cuyama Valley, highway 33, Hiking, Hiking (2), Lockwood Valley Road
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Campfire Nights Under the Stars
A hot cup of coffee, a cool mountain night and a blazing campfire under the stars.
Waterfalls, Trout and Indian Mortars
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
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