Tag Archives: Landscapes

Grass Mountain & Zaca Peak Via Birabent Canyon

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Jack Elliott

The environs of Figueroa Mountain feature a diverse range of landscape. Open rolling grassland, gravely slopes sparsely studded with moss and lichen covered oaks, other nooks holding denser stands of oak and conifers, flowing creeks in the shady sycamore canopied … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Change In Wildflower Fields of Figueroa Mountain

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Jack Elliott

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Searching for Soul Outside the Cage

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Stillman walking point in the San Emigdio Mountains. “The environment we’re used to is designed to sustain us. We live like fish in an aquarium. Food comes mysteriously down, oxygen bubbles up. We are the domestic pets of a human … Continue reading →

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Reyes Peak and Haddock Mountain, Sespe Wilderness

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Motorcycle accident victim being airlifted to hospital from Highway 33. On my way up Highway 33 to Pine Mountain I came around a corner and was flagged down by Los Padres Fire whose engine was stopped in the northbound lane. … Continue reading →

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Semen Stains, Fake Tequila and Cava de Oro in Mexico

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Sonoran Desert “The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, or experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes ‘sightseeing.’” —Daniel J. Boorstin, The Image: A Guide to … Continue reading →

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