Tag Archives: Carrizo Plain

Carrizo Plain Elk Under Full Moon

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Jack Elliott

Tule elk graze Carrizo Plain. Two photographers perched before one end of Selby Rocks outcrop shooting the moon rising over the broken spine of white sandstone. We drove past, along the meandering dirt road, through the undulating beige grassland, down … Continue reading →

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El Saucito Ranch House, Carrizo Plain (1878)

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Jack Elliott

The El Saucito Ranch house, built of redwood by Chester Rude Brumley in 1878, was occupied until the late 1960s and is the oldest still standing farm house on the Carrizo Plain. “Mr. Brumley has grown grapes, figs, pears, apples … Continue reading →

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Night on Carrizo Plain, Tule Elk and Caliente Peak

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Sun kissed sandstone. “A house was simply a place to sleep. The time that mattered would be spent outdoors.” -Elmer Kelton, Stand Proud (1984) We arrive at Selby Campground in the waning darkness before first light. It’s frosty and clear skied, … Continue reading →

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Carrizo Tom

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Jack Elliott

The Carrizo Plain in the hinterlands of San Luis Obispo County, CA as seen from atop the I first drove the road 12 years ago. Over the years since then I’ve seen more pronghorn antelope than people out thataway. One … Continue reading →

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Selby Rocks, Carrizo Plain

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Saddled up the iron horse and pressed peddle once more out to the Carrizo on Sunday hoping it would be clear enough to do something and stay dry. Nope. We were wet. The Temblor Range across the plain disappeared behind … Continue reading →

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