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San Ysidro Trail

A section of San Ysidro Trail under the oaks in the Montecito Foothills, Santa Barbara County, California.

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Camping Out in California: Pine Mountain Narrative (1887)

A man by the name of John R. G. Hassard wrote the following narrative of his “camping expedition of sixty-eight days” in the Ventura County backcountry of California. As an aside, Ventura County was created on January 1, 1873 and … Continue reading

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Gaviota Coast Sunset

Gaviota Coast, Santa Barbara County A sunset view of the edge of the continent along the Pacific coast north of Santa Barbara, railroad tracks reflecting the light.

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Giant Puffball Mushrooms

I went for a hike on Monday and, after several rain showers in the prior weeks, giant puffball mushrooms (Calvatia booniana) had sprouted up everywhere. I stopped counting after coming across fifty of them. They were all well past their … Continue reading

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Cover Photo Contribution For Sierra Club’s “Condor Call”

I contributed a photograph of spring wildflowers on Figueroa Mountain to the local Sierra Club’s newsletter, Condor Call. Editor John Hankins requested it and placed it on the cover for the April/May issue, which can be read in PDF format … Continue reading

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