Tag Archives: Santa Barbara

Old Cold Spring Tunnel (1897)

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jack Elliott

“With continuous boring, this tunnel developed sufficient water by 1897 to warrant a supply main from the tunnel to the city. Civic leaders found the pulse of industry quickening in ratio to the increased water supply.” –Santa Barbara: A Guide … Continue reading →

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Little Ms. E’s Big Adventure

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Jack Elliott

The little one clocks some trail time on a hike to the redwoods in the Botanic Gardens.

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I Madonnari at the Old Mission

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Some views of the Italian street painting festival on Sunday and the chalk art murals in progress. Something else caught my eye lying on some chalk boxes beside a mural, an all original Powell Peralta Steve Steadham from 1985 hardly … Continue reading →

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Cathedral Peak Cave

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jack Elliott

I hiked down to Cathedral Peak from La Cumbre Peak yesterday afternoon. I only had a liter bottle full of water, which I didn’t think was enough because I was already thirsty, so I stopped by a creek up on … Continue reading →

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The Castor Bean Plant: Common, Valuable and Deadly

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Cold War Biological Warfare Georgi Ivanov Markov climbed the stairs on the south side of the Waterloo Bridge in London for the last time on September 7, 1978. He worked across the River Thames at the BBC and routinely parked … Continue reading →

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