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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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“. . .here, where there are still the silences and the loneliness of the earth before man, . . .”
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Tag Archives: Hiking
Eddy Fields’ Initials, Manzana Creek (Circa 1900)
Blue skies and golden grass along lower Manzana Creek Trail at the Pratt homestead site. “The Pratts homesteaded just below Cold Spring on Manzana Creek. They had a stepson by the name of Eddy Fields. At the site of the … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Backpacking, Eddy Fields, Hiking, History, Manzana Creek, Nature, Photos, Pratt Homestead, San Rafael Wilderness, Sisquoc Pioneers
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Mono Narrows, The Old Oak Dies
The upper Santa Ynez River valley. Upper Santa Ynez River Looking up lower Mono Creek near the Santa Ynez River confluence. “During the month of November the trail in Little Caliente and Mono canyons was greatly improved.” Los Angeles Herald … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Creeks, Hiking, iPhonography, Los Padres National Forest, Mono, Mono Narrows, Nature, Photos, Writing
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Black Bear
I was lounging around camp in midafternoon boiling the billy. Had me a relaxation station set up in the shade of a tree, an air mattress propped up against a boulder as a makeshift recliner, and a long view down … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Backpacking, Bears, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Wildlife
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The Slot at Devil’s Playground
Devil’s Playground topside, Santa Ynez Mountains. There are two worlds in Devil’s Playground. The topside and the underside. The upper dimension is one of expansive sky, farsighted coastal views and the blinding sunlight and heat of a southward sloping mountainside … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caves and Rocks, Devil's Playground, Hiking, iPhonography, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Santa Ynez Mountains
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The Crackling Oak Forest of Aliso Canyon
A stand of charred oak trees on an elevated flat overlooking the Santa Ynez River. The White wildfire was touched off by careless recreationists barbequing at White Rock Day Use Area in May 2013. A thick and lumpy Pacific marine … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aliso Canyon, Hiking, iPhonography, Landscapes, Nature, Oak Trees, Photos, Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Ynez River, Wildfires, Writing
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