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“He may be just a tramp, a guy that likes to roam about this great country without any special aim, just to thank the Lord for these beautiful mountains.”
-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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“. . .here, where there are still the silences and the loneliness of the earth before man, . . .”
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Tag Archives: Nature
Salmon River, Idaho
The Salmon River, which is the second largest tributary of the Snake River, is also known as The River of No Return. ©Clint Elliott “The Salmon River Canyon is one of the deepest gorges in North America, deeper even than … Continue reading
Project Sespe Creek Connect: Stage II, Middle Sespe
Dry Lakes Ridge in morning light. Stillman and I worked down the second helping of our Sespe Creek project on Monday. It was a quick half-day, in-and-out through middle Sespe from Tule Creek to Piedra Blanca Trailhead. Once passed the … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Creeks, Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pics, Sespe, Writing
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Peep of Oahu
A beach view from Oahu taken near Lanikai yesterday by a friend of the Blog.
Project Sespe Creek Connect: Stage I, Upper Sespe
Potrero Seco as seen in morning’s early light, the rugged and parched mountains of the Dick Smith Wilderness seen in the background. The rolling grass covered hills of Potrero Seco in the Sierra Madre Mountains form the upper boundary of … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Creeks, Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Sespe
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 