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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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Tag Archives: San Rafael Wilderness
Alcove Falls
Alcove Falls, San Rafael Wilderness, Santa Barbara County.
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged backcountry, Backpacking, Creeks, falls, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscape, Nature, Photos, Pics, San Rafael Wilderness, waterfalls, Wilderness
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Potrero Canyon, Hurricane Deck, Manzana Creek 20 Mile Day Hike
The circuit I hiked noted on Bing imagery. I woke early and hit the super slab driving up over the Santa Ynez Mountains, across the Santa Ynez Valley and over Figueroa Mountain to the lower Manzana Creek trailhead in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Hikes, Hiking, Hiking (2), Hurricane Deck, Landscape, Manzana Creek, Nature, San Rafael Wilderness, Sisquoc River, Video, Wilderness
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Turkeys, Bobcats and the Caves of Castle Rock
Along lower Manzana Creek in the Santa Barbara backcountry, a rib of sandstone known to some as Castle Rock (Jack’s Map) juts into the air along the west end of the wind swept ridge officially dubbed Hurricane Deck. This is … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Adventure, Animals, backcountry, Birds, Bobcats, Caves, Hikes, Hiking, Landscape, Mountains, Nature, Photos, Pics, San Rafael Wilderness, Turkeys, Wilderness, Wildlife, Writing
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Nira to Upper Oso: An Early San Rafael Experience
Here’s me in April 1991 posing in front of a San Rafael Wilderness sign. We had just climbed out of the Upper Sisquoc River watershed. I was as a young buck laying eyes on, what was for me, never before … Continue reading →
Lost Valley and Castle Rock
I spent ten hours wandering around up Lost Valley way and covered nearly 12 miles altogether winding and weaving around on and off trail here and there. I rolled into Nira Campground early Tuesday morning and nobody was around. I … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Hike, Hikes, Landscape, Lost Valley, Nature, Photos, Rocks, San Rafael Wilderness, Santa Barbara, Tales
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 