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Tag Archives: Rowe’s Gulch
Rose Canyon Video Clip
Here is a short iPhone-shot video clip of Rose Canyon I took back in December, but never published. The video goes with the previously posted recount of that trip, which will give some background information on why I was filming … Continue reading →
Posted in Nature, Santa Barbara County
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Tagged backcountry, Backpacking, Camp, Camping, Forest, Hike, Hiking, Landscape, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Rose Canyon, Rowe's Gulch, Video, Wilderness
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Rose Canyon and Rowe’s Gulch
Overlooking the upper Santa Ynez River drainage on a crisp, cool midweek morn. As it happened, nearly a year ago, I was perusing satellite imagery of the local backcountry as I often do. Once again the slim canyon west of … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Hiking, Rose Canyon, Rowe's Gulch, Santa Ynez River
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