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Monarch Butterflies at Dusk on Ortega Hill

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Jack Elliott

I took a jaunt up the short trail to the top of Ortega Hill just before sunset. The eucalyptus trees on the hill attract clusters of Monarch butterflies overwintering for the season. There was nobody around and I found a … Continue reading →

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Waterfalls of Ventura County

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Characterized by its sheer immensity, massive wine-stained boulders and gushing waterfalls, the creek cuts a wicked gash through the chaparral covered hills scouring out a ragged drainage chute through bedrock reminiscent of canyons in the American Southwest. My Dad and … Continue reading →

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The Teetering Boulder of San Ysidro Canyon

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Jack Elliott

About fifteen years ago, I was scrambling through the chaparral and up the sandstone studded ridge on the west side of the mouth of San Ysidro Canyon in Montecito, and came across a boulder. I don’t recall why I stopped … Continue reading →

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Pine Mountain Fossil Foray

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Jack Elliott

With the tail end of a thunder storm swirling its way down the coast and through the area, I checked the online weather radar and saw that only a few scattered showers remained. The mountains looked surprisingly clear of rain. … Continue reading →

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An Arrowhead, Fossils and Bear Tracks on Pine Mountain Or Return to Chorro Grande

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Jack Elliott

I woke to the sound of slow dripping water from a heavy marine layer and decided to sleep in. I had no desire to get drenched while hiking through dripping wet brush. Later, on my drive up HWY-33 out of … Continue reading →

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