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Tag Archives: Goleta
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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Santa Barbara Shore Whaling (1870-93)
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
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Tagged Beach, Cojo, Fishing, Goleta, History, Ocean, Spearfishing, UCSB, Whales, Whaling
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Goleta at Dusk From the Mountain
A sunset view overlooking Goleta from Gibraltar Road atop the Santa Ynez Mountains.
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Gibraltar Road, Goleta, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Sunsets
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