Tag Archives: Hiking

Rose Canyon and Rowe’s Gulch

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Overlooking the upper Santa Ynez River drainage on a crisp, cool midweek morn. As it happened, nearly a year ago, I was perusing satellite imagery of the local backcountry as I often do. Once again the slim canyon west of … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Hiking, Rose Canyon, Rowe's Gulch, Santa Ynez River | 3 Comments

Cottam Camp Morning

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Cottam Camp at the red dot. I spent a long cold night at Cottam Camp. When it’s dead dark by 5:30 and you’re out on the trail with minimal provisions there’s a bit too much time to kill ‘tween sunset … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County | Tagged backcountry, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Meadow, Mountains | 4 Comments

Devil’s Playground, Santa Ynez Mountains

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Jack Elliott

The tunnel-like passage here wraps around to the left and is passable from one end to the other. The Devil’s Playground sandstone formation as seen from Goleta. It is the large rocky patch toward the top of the mountain.

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Caves, Devil's Playground, Hiking, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Rocks, Santa Ynez Mountains | 9 Comments

Nira to Upper Oso: An Early San Rafael Experience

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Here’s me in April 1991 posing in front of a San Rafael Wilderness sign. We had just climbed out of the Upper Sisquoc River watershed. I was as a young buck laying eyes on, what was for me, never before … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, San Rafael Wilderness | 6 Comments

Cuyama Badlands

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Jack Elliott

With the fog’s unrelenting grip on the immediate coast yet again this summer, I drove out to the Cuyama Badlands the other day to enjoy some heat and blue skies. It had been a year since my last venture specifically … Continue reading →