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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 →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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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 →
Posted in Gaviota
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Tagged Arrowheads, Artifacts, beachcombing, Chumash, Gaviota, Indians, Native American, Ocean, Santa Barbara, Travel, Treasure
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Mastodon & Mammoth Sign: Reading Trees in the Santa Ynez Mountains
Santa Ynez Mountains “Elephants’ habit of snapping or uprooting trees could explain why species such as oak, ash, beech, lime, sycamore, field maple, sweet chestnut, hazel, alder and willow can regrow from the point at which the stem is broken. … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Hiking, Hiking (2), History, Los Padres National Forest, Mammoths, Nature, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness, Writing
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Arlington, Cathedral, La Cumbre Peaks Scramble & More
The stairway to Arlington climbing out of Mission Canyon. “Genji climbed the hill behind the temple and looked off toward the city. The forests receded into a spring haze. ‘Like a painting,’ he said. ‘People who live in such a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arlington Peak, Cathedral Peak, Hiking, Hiking (2), La Cumbre Peak, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Pics, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains
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