Tag Archives: Santa Barbara

Bald Eagle, Gaviota Coast

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Bald Eagle, Beach, Birding, Gaviota Coast, Nature, Ocean, Raptors, Santa Barbara, Wilderness, Wildlife | 10 Comments

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 →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, National Forest, Public Lands, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness | 17 Comments

Grinding Stone Revealed

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Archaeology, Artifacts, Chumash, Creeks, Hiking, History, Indians, Native Americans, Nature, Santa Barbara | 4 Comments

Restoration Travesty, San Marcos Foothills Preserve

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Jack Elliott

The filthy-toed plebe at the gate. He’s the latest superhero with powers so profoundHe can leap a dotted line in just a single bound I know you must have seen him in the books and magazinesHe’s the quintessential mindless, … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Chumash, Conservation, Environmentalism, Hiking, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, San Marcos Preserve, Santa Barbara, Travel | 7 Comments

The Great Valley Oak Death Rattle, Fish Creek Camp

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Jack Elliott

‘Tis yet another devastating blow. Like the death of the live oak of Mono Narrows Camp. The immolation by wildfire of the disjunct relictual stand of Ponderosa pine along Dry Lakes Ridge. And so too the palisades of tall timber … Continue reading →