Tag Archives: History

Bald Eagle

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Jack Elliott

We took the kids to America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College in Ventura County on Monday. I’ve seen bald eagles in the wild around here at Cachuma Lake in Santa Barbara County and Lake Casitas in Ventura County, but this … Continue reading →

Posted in Ventura County | Tagged Bald Eagle, Birds, Eagles, Fauna, History, iPhoneography, Nature, Photos, Pics, Raptors, Santa Barbara Channel Islands, Wildlife, Zoos | 5 Comments

Bodie, California Ghost Town

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Stagecoaches in front of the Grand Central Hotel on Main Street in 1880. Tucked away in the hills of Mono County is Bodie, with scarce 800 inhabitants. It is a peaceful, respectable town now, but time was when it contained … Continue reading →

Posted in California | Tagged Bodie, Ghost Towns, Gold, Gold Mining, History, Old West, Photographs, Photos, Pics, Travel | 9 Comments

Fallen Rock Chumash Pictograph Rock Art

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Jack Elliott

In September 2012 I had the privilege of naming a Chumash pictograph site theretofore undocumented by the U.S. Forest Service. In August 2012 I mentioned on this blog that I stumbled across some Chumash rock art I didn’t know existed. … Continue reading →

Posted in California | Tagged Archaeology, Art, Chumash, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, Los Padres National Forest, Photos, Pics, Pictographs, Rock Art | 9 Comments

Ice Company Ads (1920s)

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Jack Elliott

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 →