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Tag Archives: Caves
US Coast Survey Patterson Camp Inscription Vandalism (1873)
Inside a cave in the Santa Ynez Mountains on the Gaviota Coast somebody carved an inscription memorializing the United States Coast Survey of 1873. The name is apparently in reference to Carlile P. Patterson, the Hydrographic Inspector for the USCS … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, Caves, Gaviota Coast, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, Los Padres National Forest, Outdoors, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Travel
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Gaviota Pass Overlook, Gaviota State Park
The Gaviota Coast and Santa Ynez Mountains. “The Gaviota Coast is the largest stretch of undeveloped coastline remaining in Southern California, and is representative of the only coastal Mediterranean ecosystem in North America.” —Gaviota Coast Conservancy Surf in the morning. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caves, Gaviota Overlook, Gaviota State Park, Hiking, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Nature, Photos, Pics, Writing
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Two Arches, Gaviota Coast
I hiked to the two arches amid the rocky crags of the Gaviota Coast. Along the way on the ridgeline leading to the arches, there is a mountaintop grassy flat shaded by a few gnarled, lichen covered oak trees that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caves, Gaviota, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, Pacific Ocean, Photos, Pics, Rocks, Wildlife
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Mushroom Man Rock
The sentinel of West Camino Cielo Road in the Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County.
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Tagged Caves, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Rocks, West Camino Cielo
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Turkeys, Bobcats and the Caves of Castle Rock
Along lower Manzana Creek in the Santa Barbara backcountry, a rib of sandstone known to some as Castle Rock (Jack’s Map) juts into the air along the west end of the wind swept ridge officially dubbed Hurricane Deck. This is … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, Animals, backcountry, Birds, Bobcats, Caves, Hikes, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photos, Pics, San Rafael Wilderness, Turkeys, Wilderness, Wildlife, Writing
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