Tag Archives: Hiking

The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain II

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Jack Elliott

This post is second in a series. Read the first here: The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain I: Ruminants on the Range. Selby Rocks as seen from the Caliente Range, Selby Campground on the left at the foot … Continue reading →

Posted in History, San Luis Obispo County | Tagged Archaeology, Carrizo, Hike, Hiking, History, Indians, Landscape, Mortars, Native Americans, Nature, Photography, Pictographs, Pronghorn, Rock Art, Rocks, Selby Rocks, Writing | 4 Comments

Condor Point

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Condor Point There had been a spring up there at one time. Condor Point Spring seeped up through cracks in the sandstone, flowed weakly across the mossy slab of bedrock and into a long, broad concavity. The steady trickle puddled … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Santa Barbara County | Tagged Central Coast, Condor Point, Condors, Dos Pueblos Canyon, Ellwood Canyon, Gaviota, Goleta, Hiking, Mountains, Naples, Ocean, Pacific, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Silhouette, Sunsets, Vista, Vultures, West Camino Cielo | 6 Comments

Matilija Unmentionable

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Jack Elliott

One of the less glamorous, unnamed cascades in the Matilija Wilderness. Compared to the other nearby more well known Matilija waterfalls this cascade is less spectacular and visited less often, but it still serves as a decent destination for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged Creek, falls, Forest, Hiking, Matilija, waterfalls, Wilderness | 4 Comments

Gaviota Wind Caves

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Jack Elliott

The three red arrows note the location of the caves shown below. The person seen here is sitting in the cave noted by the red arrow on the upper right of the previous photo. It is actually a hole through … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Caves, Gaviota, Hiking, Rocks, Sandstone, wind | 1 Comment

The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain I

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Jack Elliott

(First in a Series) Ruminants on the Range Toward the eastern end of the Carrizo Plain National Monument a wicked crack parts the flatland’s reddened earth. Looking across the plain from a distance the ditch is invisible, while within its … Continue reading →