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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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“. . .here, where there are still the silences and the loneliness of the earth before man, . . .”
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Tag Archives: Surfing
Gabe Surfing Sandbar, Hurricane Marie 8-27-14
Gabe Venturelli making it look easy. Good to see a friend, a Santa Barbara local, getting it like not many people do. In the middle of summer, no less. Pacific love. “Look at this shot of Sandbar yesterday,” my wife … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Hurricane Marie, Hurricanes, Inspiration, Nature, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Sandbar, Santa Barbara, Sports, Surf, Surfing, Video
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8@20 WNW 286°
A lesser set wave on Friday, January 24, 2014. As an observer it’s interesting to me, the big(ger) wave event along this stretch of coastline. I surf and I surf, and I surf, through the months or even years, and … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Beach, Nature, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Photos, Sunsets, Surf, Surfboards, Surfing, Writing
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7 Comments
Dane Reynolds Surf Slash
A sequence of shots from January 2012:
Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County
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Tagged Beach, Ocean, Outdoors, Pacific Ocean, Photos, Pics, Sea, Surf, Surfing, Waves
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2 Comments
Make Do With What You Have
Big surf headed for the California coast on 4-1-12. (Surfline) Scratching furiously through the choppy rough seas at a point break I was recently surfing, trying to paddle up and over a set wave bearing down on me before it … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Adventure, Adventure (2), Beach, Handicap, Non-fiction, Ocean, Outdoors, Sports, Surf, Surfboards, Surfer, Surfing, Tales, Waves, Writing
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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 