Tag Archives: Outdoors

Mushroom Man Rock

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Jack Elliott

The sentinel of West Camino Cielo Road in the Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County.

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Caves, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Rocks, West Camino Cielo | 3 Comments

Eavesdropping in the Woods or “He Just Doesn’t Have the Drive”

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Wild mustard in bloom within the Ventura River Preserve. I lay on my back aside El Nido Meadow, sprawled across a trailside bench in the dappled light filtering through the oak tree canopy. Staring up at a patch of blue … Continue reading →

Posted in Ventura County | Tagged El Nido Meadow, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscapes, Nature, Non-fiction, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Tales, Ventura River Preserve, Writing | 8 Comments

Alaska

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A friend of the blog, Micah Pueschel, of the band Iration, was up in Alaska last week playing a gig and snapped this wilderness shot.

Posted in Alaska | Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Hiking, Hiking (2), iPhoneography, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Travel | 2 Comments

Lone Wandering

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Santa Barbara County Backcountry “Two or more people disturb the ecologic complex of an area. I had to go alone and I had to be self-contained, a kind of casual turtle carrying his house on his back.” —John Steinbeck Travels … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), John Steinbeck, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pics, Wilderness | 5 Comments

American Bison

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Inexcusable are the men before our time/I’d like to kick their ass for what they left behind —Bad Religion, Unacceptable Two more photos by Clint Elliott from a recent trip to Montana. American bison once roamed the plains by the … Continue reading →