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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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Lunar Phase
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Annular Solar Eclipse
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 →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Annular Solar Eclipse, Astronomy, Eclipse, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Sunsets
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Matilija Poppies
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 →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Flowers, iPhoneography, Matilija Poppies, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Plants, Romneya coulteri, wildflowers
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4 Comments
Dane Reynolds Surf Slash
A sequence of shots from January 2012:
Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County
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Tagged Beach, Ocean, Outdoors, Pacific Ocean, Photos, Pics, Sea, Surf, Surfing, Waves
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Old Mission Santa Barbara
Mission Santa Barbara, “Queen of the Missions,” was built in 1820. The original church was founded on December 4, 1786 and was the tenth mission built by the Spanish Franciscans in California. It was later rebuilt twice, its size increased … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Architecture, California, Chumash, Churches, Franciscans, History, Indians, iPhoneography, Landmarks, Native Americans, Old Mission, Photos, Pics, Spanish
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Deal Canyon, Rancho Nuevo Canyon 17 Mile Day Hike
The trail we hiked through California’s Dick Smith Wilderness. David Stillman and I recently hiked the Deal Canyon/Rancho Nuevo Canyon trails. Five years after the Zaca Fire destroyed most of the forest, with sooty deadfall logs lying about and the … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County
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Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, Chumash, Dick Smith Wilderness, Hiking, Hiking (2), Indians, iPhoneography, Los Padres National Forest, Native Americans, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Pictographs, Rock Art
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