Tag Archives: Nature

Project Sespe Creek: Stage III, Piedra Blanca Beyond Devil’s Gate

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Coltrell Flat beside Sespe Creek “Free is the bush, and the desert, and the woods, and the mountain ranges for whoever likes to camp there.” B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre I plod along the dirt footpath of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ventura County | Tagged backcountry, Backpacking, Hiking, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Sespe, Wilderness | 9 Comments

Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Jack Elliott

I flushed this sucker out of the bushes a few days ago when stomping through the brush. He trotted out into a small clearing and up onto a low rise in the land, where he then sat and watched me … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Foxes, Gray Fox, Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, Wildlife | 2 Comments

Two Arches, Gaviota Coast

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jack Elliott

I hiked to the two arches amid the rocky crags of the Gaviota Coast. Along the way on the ridgeline leading to the arches, there is a mountaintop grassy flat shaded by a few gnarled, lichen covered oak trees that … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Caves, Gaviota, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, Pacific Ocean, Photos, Pics, Rocks, Wildlife | 3 Comments

Sawtooth Ridge, California

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Sawtooth Ridge in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Sawtooth Ridge lies in California’s Hoover Wilderness within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The ridge comprises a portion of the northeast boundary of Yosemite National Park. Some of its notable features include, from … Continue reading →