Tag Archives: Goleta

Condor Point

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Jack Elliott

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 →

Posted in Nature, Santa Barbara County | 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 | 6 Comments

Santa Barbara Shore Whaling (1870-93)

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A cold drizzle falls steadily from a heavy marine layer blanketing the coast, as six men heave a ragged plank rowboat across dampened sand to the water’s edge. With rough, cracked and calloused hands sucked dry of moisture by constant … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Beach, Cojo, Fishing, Goleta, History, Ocean, Spearfishing, UCSB, Whales, Whaling | 2 Comments

Goleta at Dusk From the Mountain

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A sunset view overlooking Goleta from Gibraltar Road atop the Santa Ynez Mountains.

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Gibraltar Road, Goleta, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Sunsets | 1 Comment