Tag Archives: Chumash

Fallen Rock Chumash Pictograph Rock Art

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Jack Elliott

In September 2012 I had the privilege of naming a Chumash pictograph site theretofore undocumented by the U.S. Forest Service. In August 2012 I mentioned on this blog that I stumbled across some Chumash rock art  I didn’t know existed. … Continue reading →

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Chumash Grinding Stone

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Jack Elliott

I found this Indian grinding stone or metate yesterday afternoon while on a hike in the Santa Barbara backcountry.

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Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island: A Female Robinson Crusoe (1897)

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Map of California coast showing Santa Barbara Channel Islands In 1835, a ship set sail from San Nicolas Island off the California coast, 78 nautical miles south by southeast of Santa Barbara, and headed for the mainland forcibly removing the … Continue reading →

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John Haines On Pool Rock

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Tafoni formations on Pool Rock. “John Haines, whose experience hunting, trapping and surviving as a homesteader in the Alaskan wilderness fueled his outpouring of haunting poetry of endless cold nights, howling wolves and deep, primitive dreams, died on Wednesday in … Continue reading →

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Stumbling Upon Chumash Rock Art

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Last week I spent twelve hours hiking around an area of the woods that I was not familiar with and stumbled across a Chumash pictograph site that I did not know existed, and which I had never seen photos of. … Continue reading →

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