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Tag Archives: Photos
Panoramic of Santa Barbara (1914)
A view of Santa Barbara, California from 1914. (click to enlarge) 2012
Trout
I came across this trout the other day in a thin trickle of a backcountry crick. I’d estimate him to be about to eight inches long. He was keenly keeping to the shadowed portion of a tiny pool and every … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Creeks, Fish, Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Trout, Wilderness
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Seven Falls
“The music of falling water comes at intervals upon the ear. The uneven trail winding around huge rocks, upon the edge of precipitous banks or plying through the slippery stones at the bottom of the creek, gives just enough elements … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Non-fiction, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Seven Falls, Snapshots, Swimming Holes, waterfalls, Wildlife, Writing
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Mushroom Man Rock
The sentinel of West Camino Cielo Road in the Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Barbara County.
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Caves, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Rocks, West Camino Cielo
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Buckeye Butterfly
A buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) on a coreopsis flower at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum’s Butterflies Alive exhibit.













