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Tag Archives: Hiking
Pine Mountain from Piedra Blanca
An iPhone’s-eye view of a day hike I took this last Sunday up the Gene Marshall-Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail to Pine Mountain Lodge Camp. It’s about six miles to the top with some 3000 feet of elevation gain. Gene Marshall-Piedra … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Gene Marshall Trail, Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Pine Mountain, Pine Mountain Lodge Camp, Sespe Wilderness
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Bending the Map in Bear Canyon (Sespe Wilderness)
Falls “Whenever you start looking at your map and saying something like ‘well, that lake could have dried up,’ or ‘ that boulder could have moved,’ a red light should go off. You’re trying to make reality conform to your … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Sespe, Wilderness
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 