Tag Archives: Travel

Fitzgerald’s Fit: Man Leads Work Crew To Wreck Montecito Hot Springs

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Jack Elliott

Who’s watching? Tell me, who’s watching? Who’s watching me? — Rockwell, Somebody’s Watching Me Brian D. Fitzgerald from 999 Hot Springs Lane was caught in Los Padres National Forest leading a work crew of men with hand tools in an … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Hiking, Hiking (2), Hot Springs, Los Padres National Forest, Montecito, Montecito Hot Springs, Nature, Public Lands, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Mountains, Travel | 31 Comments

Restoration Travesty, San Marcos Foothills Preserve

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Jack Elliott

The filthy-toed plebe at the gate. He’s the latest superhero with powers so profoundHe can leap a dotted line in just a single bound I know you must have seen him in the books and magazinesHe’s the quintessential mindless, … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Chumash, Conservation, Environmentalism, Hiking, Landscapes, Nature, Outdoors, San Marcos Preserve, Santa Barbara, Travel | 7 Comments

Mammoth Rubbing Rocks

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Jack Elliott

Edge of the continent, Sonoma County “Groovy, man. How much do you want for this special battery-powered back-scratcher in the showcase, man.” “Cost you one dollar and ninety-five cents.” “A necessary item, man, haul it out.” —The Fan Man by … Continue reading →

Posted in California | Tagged Adventure, Archaeology, History, Ice Age, Landscapes, Mammoths, Outdoors, Pleistocene, Prehistoric, Rocks, Travel | 3 Comments

The Great Valley Oak Death Rattle, Fish Creek Camp

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Jack Elliott

‘Tis yet another devastating blow. Like the death of the live oak of Mono Narrows Camp. The immolation by wildfire of the disjunct relictual stand of Ponderosa pine along Dry Lakes Ridge. And so too the palisades of tall timber … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged backcountry, Backpacking, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Outdoors, Santa Barbara, Travel, Wilderness | 2 Comments

Fossil Redwood Stump, Florissant Colorado

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Jack Elliott

A 34 million-year-old fossil redwood stump at Florissant Fossil Bed National Monument in Colorado. In Colorado for a spell I found myself finding my way through forested lands I had never seen to see stone redwood trees. What little remnants … Continue reading →