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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: Petroglyphs
Petroglyphs, Isle of Arran, Scotland
The petroglyphs are found just inside this stand of planted conifers, silviculture being an important part of the local economy. At nine at night I stepped out for a walk in the woods. Couldn’t sit around the house after dinner … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland
Tagged Archaeology, Hiking, History, Isle of Arran, Nature, Petroglyphs, Rock Art, Scotland, Travel, Wilderness
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Fossil Falls, A Glacial Relic of the Pleistocene
David Stillman scrambling up familiar territory, through the gullet of Fossil Falls and over the slick, water polished basalt. Standing in the arid Owens Valley of California, beside an ancient dry riverbed that can barely be discerned amid cragged lava … Continue reading
Posted in Inyo County
Tagged Fossil Falls, Hiking, History, Indians, Native Americans, Nature, Owens River, Petroglyphs, Rock Art, Volcanoes, waterfalls
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 