Tag Archives: Nature

Mountaintop Foggy Sunset

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Santa Cruz Island poking through a blanket of fog and into the rutilant winter light, as seen from the Santa Ynez Mountains.

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Fog, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Pics, Santa Cruz Island, Sunsets | 2 Comments

Desperate Fight with Condors: Narrow Escape of Santa Barbara Man (1899)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A front page illustration on San Francisco’s The Call newspaper from April 30, 1899 showing two condors attacking a ledge-bound man wielding a club in defense. (Click to enlarge.) The illustration above accompanied a harrowing tale of two Santa Barbara … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Animals, backcountry, Birds, Condors, Fred Forbush, Hikes, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, Illustrations, Nature, Writing | 10 Comments

Potrero Canyon, Hurricane Deck, Manzana Creek 20 Mile Day Hike

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Jack Elliott

The circuit I hiked noted on Bing imagery. I woke early and hit the super slab driving up over the Santa Ynez Mountains, across the Santa Ynez Valley and over Figueroa Mountain to the lower Manzana Creek trailhead in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Hikes, Hiking, Hiking (2), Hurricane Deck, Landscape, Manzana Creek, Nature, San Rafael Wilderness, Sisquoc River, Video, Wilderness | 13 Comments

The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain IV

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jack Elliott

This post is the fourth and final installment in a series. Read the first here: Ruminants on the Range. The second here: The Bedrock Mortars of Selby Rocks. And the third here: The Pictographs of Painted Rock. An aerial view … Continue reading →