Tag Archives: Santa Barbara

Spring Potrero Mutilated, San Marcos Foothills Preserve

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Restoration travesty (January 2023) “Paths are human; they are the traces of our relationships.” —Robert Macfarlane Channel Islands Restoration, her purported protector, deflowered the virgin. A screaming outrage. A grotesque violation. This was not restoration. This was mutilation. I met … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Grasslands, Hiking, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, San Marcos Foothills Preserve, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Walking, wildflowers, Wildlife | 7 Comments

Big Bummer At Baron Ranch: Trashing the Place To Save It

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Yikes. Alright already, sheesh. A wall of nearly impenetrable willow needs no sign. Nobody is going in there. And we destroy everything we can find And tomorrow when the human clock stops and the world stops ticking We’ll be an index fossil … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, Chumash, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Native Americans, Nature, Outdoors, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness | 2 Comments

Renaming Los Padres: Names Of the 1930s

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Detail showing Abel Mtn. on a 1938 map of Los Padres National Forest. Backstory I’ve long had an interest in place, in the particularity of natural settings and the composition of undeveloped scenes, and in the forest placenames chosen by … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged backcountry, Backpacking, Camping, Chumash, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Wilderness | 7 Comments

Brian Sarvis In Noozhawk Echoes Jack Elliott, No Hat Tip

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Jack Elliott

Jimmy J merch. Prototype run, January, 2023. After six years of silence, Sarvis suddenly spoke. He once more found his voice, in somebody else’s writing. We made it easy by providing inspiration and all source material right here on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Backpacking, Brian Sarvis, Camping, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Noozhwak, Santa Barbara, Wilderness | 1 Comment

Native American Trout Gutter

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Jack Elliott

April 2023 A place in the canyon caught my eye. The character of the mountain. The viewshed through the canyon of the Pacific Ocean and Santa Cruz Island. Geography and aesthetics. I felt compelled to go there. Years passed before … Continue reading →