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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: Snapshots
Cliff Diving at Montezuma Falls in Costa Rica
Clint Elliott raising the bar. I took this photo of my dad testing the muddy waters at Montezuma waterfall on the Nicoya Pennisula in Costa Rica. This is the first and largest fall in a series of three and is … Continue reading
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Tagged Costa Rica, Diving, falls, Montezuma, Snapshots, Swimming, waterfalls
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Rick Sharp O’Neill Wetsuit Ad in Surfer Magazine (1975)
Hand drawn (acrylic/ink/colored pencil on board) full page advertisement for O’Neill wetsuits by Santa Barbara area artist Rick Sharp that ran in Surfer Magazine volume 16 number 1 in 1975. Related Posts: Channel Islands Surfboards Ad in Surfer Magazine (1975)
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