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“He may be just a tramp, a guy that likes to roam about this great country without any special aim, just to thank the Lord for these beautiful mountains.”
-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Tag Archives: Davy Brown
Parks Management Co’s Selective Fee Enforcement
A valley of mixed woods, Condor National Forest, Santa Barbara County. RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Camping, Davy Brown, Figeuroa Mountain, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Nira, Outdoors, Parks Management Company, Santa Barbara, US Forest Service, Wilderness
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Toddling Down the Davy Brown Trail
The hills along lower Figueroa Mountain Road on the way to Davy Brown Trail. With a toddler in tow I recently had the fortunate opportunity to rediscover the Davy Brown Trail with fresh eyes. Having kids provides a chance to … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Bugs, Davy Brown, Figueroa Mountain, Hiking, Hiking (2), Insects, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Pics, wildflowers
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Pine Mountain and Zaca Lake Forest Reserve (1898)
Zaca Peak left of center, as seen from Figueroa Mountain on June 14, 1937. (credit: J.E. Patterson) “As a result of his 1903 visit to California, Roosevelt was to create the Santa Barbara National Forest out of the Pine Mountain … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County
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Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Davy Brown, Forest Reserves, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, Non-fiction, Photos. Pics, Pine Mountain, Zaca Lake, Zaca Peak
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Davy Brown’s Cabin (1898)
I recently unearthed this drawing of Davy Brown’s cabin in an edition of The Herald newspaper that was published on September 25, 1898. Santa Barbara backcountry enthusiasts know Davy Brown as the name of a drive-up campground on the backside … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Adventure, Adventure (2), Backpacking, Camping, Davy Brown, Drawings, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, John Muir, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, San Rafael Wilderness, War of 1812, Wilderness
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John Muir Writes of Davy Brown
“In Calaveras County they wrote that Brown bagged ten grizzlies during one week in 1849. John Muir referred to Brown as the most famous bear hunter in the Sierras in his book, ‘Our National Parks,’ and a meadow in the … Continue reading →
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