Tag Archives: Nature

100° Hike

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Santa Ynez Valley viticulture as seen on drive to trailhead. It’s an ordinary summer day. It’s not one of those media hyped heat wave events, but it’s supposed to be hot out. Such forecasts don’t really apply to the backcountry, … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Hiking, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Manzana Creek, Nature, Photos, San Rafael Wilderness, weather, Writing | 4 Comments

Blue Elderberry Wildcraft

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Clusters of wild blue elderberries. “Delectable dishes made from elderberry are a leftover from old time housekeeping, when table luxuries were not so varied and abundant as they are now.” New-York Tribune, September 11, 1921 Wild elderberry trees are abloom … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Elderberries, Flora, Foraging, Hiking, History, Nature, Photos, Pics, Traditional Knowledge, Wildcraft | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in California | Tagged Hiking, iPhoneography, Kings Canyon, Landscapes, Nature, Photos, Pics, Roaring River Falls, Sierra Nevada, waterfalls | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Bears, Hiking, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Marmot, Nature, Photos, Pics, Sequoia National Park, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Writing | 4 Comments

Hand Caught Trout in the Sierra

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Jack Elliott

“There’s a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot.” —Steven Wright With our long ago planned outing thoroughly drowned in a week’s worth of forecasted Oregonian rain, we decided on an alternative eleventh hour fallback … Continue reading →