Tag Archives: Nature

Hiking Is Not A Crime; Bull Moose and Titmouse

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Jack Elliott

“As a result of his 1903 visit to California, Roosevelt was to create the Santa Barbara National Forest out of the Pine Mountain and Zaca Lake Forest Reserves. This was the land that McKinley had set aside on March 2, … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Forest Service, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, National Forest, Nature, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness | 5 Comments

Bald Eagle, Gaviota Coast

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Bald Eagle, Beach, Birding, Gaviota Coast, Nature, Ocean, Raptors, Santa Barbara, Wilderness, Wildlife | 10 Comments

Grinding Stone Revealed

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Archaeology, Artifacts, Chumash, Creeks, Hiking, History, Indians, Native Americans, Nature, Santa Barbara | 4 Comments

Restoration Travesty, San Marcos Foothills Preserve

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Jack Elliott

The filthy-toed plebe at the gate. He’s the latest superhero with powers so profoundHe can leap a dotted line in just a single bound I know you must have seen him in the books and magazinesHe’s the quintessential mindless, … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Chumash, Conservation, Environmentalism, Hiking, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, San Marcos Preserve, Santa Barbara, Travel | 7 Comments

The Great Valley Oak Death Rattle, Fish Creek Camp

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Jack Elliott

‘Tis yet another devastating blow. Like the death of the live oak of Mono Narrows Camp. The immolation by wildfire of the disjunct relictual stand of Ponderosa pine along Dry Lakes Ridge. And so too the palisades of tall timber … Continue reading →