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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: Gaviota
Condor Point
Condor Point There had been a spring up there at one time. Condor Point Spring seeped up through cracks in the sandstone, flowed weakly across the mossy slab of bedrock and into a long, broad concavity. The steady trickle puddled … Continue reading →
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Tagged Central Coast, Condor Point, Condors, Dos Pueblos Canyon, Ellwood Canyon, Gaviota, Goleta, Hiking, Mountains, Naples, Ocean, Pacific, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Silhouette, Sunsets, Vista, Vultures, West Camino Cielo
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Twin Arches, Gaviota Crags
The red arrow notes the location of the arches.
Posted in Nature, Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Arches, Beach, Caves, Coal Oil Point, Crags, Gaviota, Mountains, Nature, Ocean, Outcrops, Pacific, Peaks, Ridges, Rocks, Sandstone, Santa Cruz Island
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Gaviota Wind Caves
The three red arrows note the location of the caves shown below. The person seen here is sitting in the cave noted by the red arrow on the upper right of the previous photo. It is actually a hole through … Continue reading →
Gaviota Coast
November rain showers off the Gaviota Coast. Related Posts: Paleopit, Surfing Cetaceans, Refugio Beach Sunset, Rincon Point Sunset, Miramar Beach Sunset
Geologic Control of Vegetation In Santa Barbara County
In certain places grass, sage brush and chaparral grow beside each other in notably separate and distinct patches. The specific place along the ground where grasses stop growing and woodier plants begin can be remarkably exact and linear in appearance … Continue reading →
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