Tag Archives: Figueroa Mountain

Figueroa Mountain Bug Bloom

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Along the road to bugville in autumn. Springtime wildflower blooms on Figueroa Mountain capture all the attention. But I’ve long marveled, too, at the winter ladybug blooms of the mountain. December 2023 I hold onto a childhood memory of ladybugs … Continue reading →

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Ranger Peak Trail

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Jack Elliott

“There was no telling of the sun, save for the one cold, dim, and even light that lay on every corner of the land and made no shadow, and the silence was close by and all around . . .” … Continue reading →

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Ballard Camp, Figueroa Mountain

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Jack Elliott

La Jolla Trail Trail through the oak trees. Dropping into Birabent Canyon on La Jolla Trail. A U.S. Forest Service stove at Ballard Camp, which was presumably named after the nearby town of Ballard or its namesake, W. N. Ballard, … Continue reading →

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Grass Mountain & Zaca Peak Via Birabent Canyon

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Jack Elliott

The environs of Figueroa Mountain feature a diverse range of landscape. Open rolling grassland, gravely slopes sparsely studded with moss and lichen covered oaks, other nooks holding denser stands of oak and conifers, flowing creeks in the shady sycamore canopied … Continue reading →