Tag Archives: Photography

Carrizo Plain Elk Under Full Moon

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Jack Elliott

Tule elk graze Carrizo Plain. Two photographers perched before one end of Selby Rocks outcrop shooting the moon rising over the broken spine of white sandstone. We drove past, along the meandering dirt road, through the undulating beige grassland, down … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, backcountry, Carrizo Plain, Elk, iPhoneography, Landscapes, Nature, Photography, Pics, Sunsets, Wildlife | 1 Comment

Fire Poppy (Papaver californicum)

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Jack Elliott

Great Scott! He’s found it. Our indefatigable wanderer of lands of lesser interest, fumbling, bumbling, stumbling his way onward deep within the myriad folds of the wildfire wasted, drought stricken, flash flood ravaged Santa Ynez Mountains, having mustered the resolve … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Pics, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness, wildflowers | 10 Comments

Pronghorn, Carrizo Plain National Monument

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Jack Elliott

Pronghorn on the Carrizo Plain National Monument, March 1, 2017. “We were taught how the pioneers went into the West. They opened their eyes and made up what things could be. . . .People think there aren’t frontiers anymore. They … Continue reading →

Posted in San Luis Obispo County | Tagged Adventure, Carrizo Plain National Monument, Hiking, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pics, Pronghorn, Travel, Wildlife | 1 Comment

Matías Reyes, Santa Barbara Mission (1887)

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Jack Elliott

“Old Matías Reyes lived in Mission Cañon. He used to bring wood to town and sell it.” —Santa Barbara: Tierra Adorada, A Community History (1930) In her book, “Canyon Voices: The Nature of Rattlesnake Canyon (2006),” Santa Barbara resident Karen Telleen-Lawton … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, History, Old Mission, Photography, Rattlesnake Canyon, Santa Barbara Mission, Steelhead, Travel | 4 Comments

Sage Hill Wildflowers

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Jack Elliott

California poppies on Grass Mountain, Zaca Ridge, Figueroa Mountain 3-26-2016 Around these here parts, in a mild climate with little to no snow, the wildflower blooms mark one of the few striking signals of seasonal change. The go-to sites in Santa … Continue reading →