Tag Archives: Caves

The Mysterious Three Stone Stack

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Jack Elliott

Who? Why? When? The rocks did not fall from the wall or ceiling of the cave that I could tell. There is no trace of a break or fracture in the cave or some such occurrence that may have sent … Continue reading →

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US Coast Survey Patterson Camp Inscription Vandalism (1873)

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Jack Elliott

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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Gaviota Pass Overlook, Gaviota State Park

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Jack Elliott

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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Two Arches, Gaviota Coast

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jack Elliott

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 →