Tag Archives: Hiking

White Ledge Peak, Santa Ynez Mountains

White Ledge Peak, the dots noting our route. From Home to Hills I waken in the three o’clock hour after four hours of sleep and shuffle across the cold creaky floor, flick on the heater and proceed to the living … Continue reading

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Chorro Grande Falls, Snow Frosted Pine Mountain

Chorro Grande Falls with Pine Mountain Ridge in the background, Ventura County California.

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La Cumbre Peak Snow

East Camino Cielo Road in the Los Padres National Forest. A light snow dusted the crest of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Santa Barbara yesterday afternoon. Although it was Saturday, the low cloud cover hugging the peaks kept the snowy … Continue reading

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Gibraltar Rock Waterfall

A seldom flowing waterfall in the Los Padres National Forest, below Gibraltar Rock, on a small tributary of Rattlesnake Canyon creek.The pool at the foot of the falls.

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Ice Company Ads (1920s)

This post is an addition to a previous entry about the history of the ice can stoves found in California’s Los Padres National Forest (The Ice Can Stove: A Brief History). These are makeshift wood burning stoves made from old sheet … Continue reading

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