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Tag Archives: Hiking
The Clattering Seep at Lizard’s Mouth
Apologies offered for the vertical video syndrome. You’ve heard of the babbling brook. Everybody’s written about it. Well, meet here the clattering seep. I’m fascinated by small things in nature other people are oblivious to and even when clued into … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, Hiking, Hiking (2), Lizard's Mouth, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness
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Thoughts on Rare Lily Ojai Fritillaria and Indian Fire
Earlier this year in March, out scampering around in the Los Padres National Forest, I stumbled across a rather impressive stand of a rare wildflower, Fritillaria ojaiensis or the Ojai Fritillaria lily. I had previously noted this Seldom Seen Slim … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness, wildflowers, Wildlife
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Parks Management Company’s Red Rock Racket Continues
Santa Ynez River “The writer’s duty to speak the truth—especially unpopular truth. Especially truth that offends the powerful, the rich, the well-established, the traditional, the mythic, the sentimental. To attack, when the time makes it necessary, the sacred cows of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Parks Management Company, Red Rock, Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Ynez River
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Horny Toad
“It was a rough land that bred a tough man.” —Louis L’Amour, Utah Blaine (1984) The observer may glean some insight into the nature of the land by looking at its native inhabitants. When you’re wearing a helmet of horns and shrouded … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Lizards, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Pics, San Rafael Wilderness, Santa Barbara, Wildlife
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Hageman Falls
The view from the top of Hageman Falls, which overlooks the Santa Ynez River. It is an ephemeral waterfall that only flows during periods of heavier rainfall and only for a short time thereafter. Facing somewhat north eastward on the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, Hiking, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Pics, Santa Ynez Mountains, waterfalls, Wilderness
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