Tag Archives: Outdoors

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 →

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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 →

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Lower Yellowstone Falls

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Lower Yellowstone Falls A recent photo from Clint Elliott, who was up in Montana last week. The Clint Elliott Files: Canoe Camping Along the Green River, Utah — Canoe Campin’ and Fishin’ in Minnesota — Goddard Campground: The Lost Jewel of West Camino Cielo … Continue reading →

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Annular Solar Eclipse

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Jack Elliott

As the moon moved in front of the sun the daylight noticeably waned, and the landscape took on the warm-colored glow of late afternoon winter light, though with less intensity and an eerie shadowy cast to it. While you could … Continue reading →

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Matilija Poppies

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri) The wildflowers are bloommin’ out there right now and Matilija poppies are poppin’. I snapped this iPhone photo at Santa Barbara’s Oak Park yesterday afternoon. According to eFloras.org, a cooperative project by Missouri Botanical Garden, St. … Continue reading →

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