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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: Santa Barbara
The Lost Treasure of San Roque Canyon (1895)
“There were three Santa Barbara boys who started aviation careers with their kite-flying. They were the Loughead brothers, Victor, Malcolm, and Allan, whose mother, Flora Haines Loughead, was a writer for the Independent, one of Santa Barbara’s three newspapers at … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, History, Los Padres National Forest, Newspapers, Reading, San Roque Canyon, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Travel, Treasure, Writing
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The Wondrous Orange-Bellied Newt
California orange bellied newt (Taricha torosa). One of the great indicators of seasonal change in the Santa Ynez Range of Santa Barbara is the arrival of orange bellied newts to mountain streams. They don’t always live in water. Newts spend … Continue reading →
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Tagged California Newt, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Pics, Salamander, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wildlife
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Tangerine Falls, Santa Ynez Mountains
Ocean and island views from Tangerine Falls.
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Travel
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San Ysidro Tank
Total rainfall county-wide for Santa Barbara measures in at 125% of normal so far this season. The San Marcos Pass gauge has recorded more rain during the first half of this season alone than during both the two prior years combined. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adventure, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscapes, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Pics, San Ysidro Canyon, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Travel
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Gaviota Coast Gallivants: Chumash Arrowhead
August 2016 “The reverence attached to the artifacts of history is a thing men feel. One could even say that what endows any thing with significance is solely the history in which it has participated.” –Cormac McCarthy, “The Crossing” The … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arrowheads, Artifacts, beachcombing, Chumash, Gaviota, Indians, Native American, Ocean, Santa Barbara, Travel, Treasure
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