Tag Archives: Landscapes

Roaring River Falls, Kings Canyon National Park

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Jack Elliott

“Kings River Canyon calls forth the most enthusiastic encomiums of all who have visited it. The rocks tower in majestic altitude above the bed of the tumultuous stream, their profiles carved by the elements in shapes that suggest the work … Continue reading →

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Rolling with Little Ms. E, Sequoia National Park

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Jack Elliott

You have to be committed to push a stroller along a rocky mountain trail for two miles up and down a small canyon, while wearing flip-flops. Or maybe you just need to be committed. The trail began as a three-foot-wide … Continue reading →

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El Saucito Ranch House, Carrizo Plain (1878)

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Jack Elliott

The El Saucito Ranch house, built of redwood by Chester Rude Brumley in 1878, was occupied until the late 1960s and is the oldest still standing farm house on the Carrizo Plain. “Mr. Brumley has grown grapes, figs, pears, apples … Continue reading →

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Mono Narrows Camp

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Mono Jungle under early morning fog. I walked so much I wore down my feet— Do you know how weird that feels? —Shel Silverstein, “Foot Repair” A dense marine layer clings to the Santa Ynez Mountains as I putter up … Continue reading →

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Indian Creek Waterfalls and Narrows

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Santa Barbara backcountry “My companion and I, for I sometimes have a companion, take pleasure in fancying ourselves knights of a new, or rather an old, order, —not Equestrians or Chevaliers, not Ritters or Riders, but Walkers, a still more … Continue reading →

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