Tag Archives: Sunsets

Mountain Sunset

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A sunset view over the Pacific Ocean from the Santa Ynez Mountains in Santa Barbara County.

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Hiking, Hiking (2), Nature, Outdoors, Pacific Coast, Photography, Photos, Pics, Santa Ynez Mountains, Snapshots, Sunsets | 6 Comments

Mountaintop Foggy Sunset

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Santa Cruz Island poking through a blanket of fog and into the rutilant winter light, as seen from the Santa Ynez Mountains.

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Fog, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Pics, Santa Cruz Island, Sunsets | 2 Comments

The Carrizo Experience: Ten Hours on the Plain IV

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jack Elliott

This post is the fourth and final installment in a series. Read the first here: Ruminants on the Range. The second here: The Bedrock Mortars of Selby Rocks. And the third here: The Pictographs of Painted Rock. An aerial view … Continue reading →

Posted in San Luis Obispo County | Tagged backcountry, Carrizo, Hikes, Hiking, Hiking (2), Landscape, National Monuments, Nature, Photos, Pics, Salt Flats, Soda Lake, Sunsets, Wilderness, Writing | 2 Comments

Valley Oak in Winter Light

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A California valley oak (Quercus lobata) standing along Happy Canyon Road in Santa Barbara County.

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Inspiration, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Pics, Sunsets, Trees | 7 Comments

Chain of Events and the Golden Sunset

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jack Elliott

I had spent the day trampin’ around the Santa Ynez Mountains on and off trail. It was late afternoon and heading quickly toward night, as I sat on a rock outcrop looking over the blue Pacific Ocean far below. I … Continue reading →