Tag Archives: Chumash Wilderness

Raking the Forest: Anderson, Trump, Kuyper

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Jack Elliott

Yellow lupine on Pine Mountain, Los Padres National Forest, Ventura County (May 2025) I came across the first quote below back in 2019 when reading M. Kat Anderson’s extraordinary book, Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Artifacts, Backpacking, Chumash, Chumash Wilderness, Hiking, Los Padres National Forest, Native Americans, Nature, Silviculture, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Wilderness | 2 Comments

The Rescue of a Baby Lion

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Jack Elliott

The fleeting, odd bit of noise sounded mechanical when it first hit my ear. But we were in a designated wilderness wherein nothing of the sort is allowed. And so brief was the sound I almost wasn’t sure I heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, Chumash Wilderness, Hiking, Los Padres National Forest, Mountain Lions, Nature, Pics, Santa Barbara, Wildlife | 12 Comments

A Great Interval of Silence, Chumash Wilderness

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Jack Elliott

Boilin’ the billy. “Great intervals of silence are evidently conducive to our well-being. A meditative stillness, suggests Gary Snyder, was invented by waiting hunters. Perhaps this reflected the poised and ruminating hush of mothers of sleeping infants. High levels of … Continue reading →