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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
Searching for Soul Outside the Cage
Stillman walking point in the San Emigdio Mountains. “The environment we’re used to is designed to sustain us. We live like fish in an aquarium. Food comes mysteriously down, oxygen bubbles up. We are the domestic pets of a human … Continue reading
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Tagged Backpacking, Hiking, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photography, Photos, San Emigdio Mountains, Santa Ynez Mountains, waterfalls, Writing
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Reyes Peak and Haddock Mountain, Sespe Wilderness
Motorcycle accident victim being airlifted to hospital from Highway 33. On my way up Highway 33 to Pine Mountain I came around a corner and was flagged down by Los Padres Fire whose engine was stopped in the northbound lane. … Continue reading
Life and Death in a Creek
Murky and mossy, slow-flowing summertime creek. With the southern Los Padres National Forest currently undergoing its characteristic seasonal broil, and being too brutally hot and dry for hiking many miles, there are a few cooler, less visited nooks I like … Continue reading
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Tagged Crawdads, Creeks, Fish, Hiking, Mountain Lion, Nature, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Photos, Steelhead, Trout, Turtles, wildflowers
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