Tag Archives: Public Lands

Los Padres Forest Association Backs Forest Closure

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Los Padres Forest Association issued an obsequious letter to the Forest Service declaring their full embrace of the two month closure of Los Padres National Forest. They called the shutout “wise.” That’s a word of exceptional assuredness. Not just smart, … Continue reading →

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Hiking Is Not A Crime

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Santa Barbara Women’s March Expands Beyond Abortion Hundreds join 7th annual rally marking what would have been 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade ruling, but speakers emphasize issues are ‘bigger than Roe’ —Noozhawk They gathered and marched in Santa Barbara … Continue reading →

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Fossil Redwood Stump, Florissant Colorado

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Jack Elliott

A 34 million-year-old fossil redwood stump at Florissant Fossil Bed National Monument in Colorado. In Colorado for a spell I found myself finding my way through forested lands I had never seen to see stone redwood trees. What little remnants … Continue reading →

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Ancient Artifact: Eccentric Chipped Stone Crescent

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Jack Elliott

“Orr recalls only surface finds of crescents in the Santa Barbara area of California. He states that crescents have been found in late sites but feels they are early intrusive crescents brought in by the late inhabitants of the sites. … Continue reading →

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Condor Man

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Jack Elliott

Sespe Wilderness The condor soared for hours on its nine-and-a-half-foot wing. The great vulture had drifted one hundred miles without a single flap floating on plumes of heat blowing skyward, the radiant land shimmering under the sun far below like … Continue reading →

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