Tag Archives: Hiking

Chocolate Lily

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Jack Elliott

Fritillaria biflora Argh. The entire state of California (yes, that’s hyperbole) at the moment seems to be either gripped by what journalists and the news media love to hype as a wildflower “super bloom” or is suffering in the throes … Continue reading →

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Smith’s Pool

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Jack Elliott

The Santa Ynez River was once hailed as “the most productive of all the little steelhead rivers of the south” in California. (Native Steelhead of Yore) Sitting in the public library in the 1990s, I stumbled upon vague directions and … Continue reading →

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The Mighty Chanterelle and the Gnarly Oak

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Jack Elliott

Santa Barbara County Chanterelle “In an oak forest alone, more than a hundred different species of fungi may be present in different parts of the roots of the same tree. From the oak’s point of view, this is a very … Continue reading →

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San Ysidro Tank

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Jack Elliott

A cave’s eye view of San Ysidro Canyon in the Santa Ynez Mountains; the Thomas Fire burn scar and initial regrowth evident. Total rainfall county-wide for Santa Barbara measures in at 95% of normal so far this season. With the … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Footprints, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Jack Elliott

A typical road on the Isle of Skye. I’m listening to Dylan. And driving fast in a small, or wee as the locals would say, car. “Throw on the dirt, pile on the dust” Husbands leaving wives. They’re out to … Continue reading →