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McDonald’s Egg McMuffin Born In Santa Barbara

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Jack Elliott

The placard on the wall of McDonald’s on Upper State Street in Santa Barbara commemorating the birth of an American culinary classic. The Egg McMuffin made its debut at the Upper State Street McDonald’s in Santa Barbara in 1972. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Breakfast, Egg McMuffin, Eggs, Herb Peterson, History, McDonalds, Non-fiction, Sandwich, Writing | 4 Comments

Through From Santa Barbara to San Francisco in 48 Hours (1873)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A newspaper ad for Coast Line Stagecoach Co. published in the Santa Barbara Weekly Press (1873). In 1873, twenty-two dollars ($375.00 in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars) got you a two-day ride on a stagecoach to San Francisco. That must have … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Coast Line, History, Old West, Postcards, Stagecoaches, Writing | 7 Comments

Desperate Fight with Condors: Narrow Escape of Santa Barbara Man (1899)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A front page illustration on San Francisco’s The Call newspaper from April 30, 1899 showing two condors attacking a ledge-bound man wielding a club in defense. (Click to enlarge.) The illustration above accompanied a harrowing tale of two Santa Barbara … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Animals, backcountry, Birds, Condors, Fred Forbush, Hikes, Hiking, Hiking (2), History, Illustrations, Nature, Writing | 10 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

Cuyama Viticulture

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Jack Elliott

“Unlike raisin or fresh grape production, where greater cluster size and quantity were preferred, wine grapes often produced superior vintages on rocky, sandy (e.g., Virg. Georg. 2.346; Colum. Arbor3.6), or even infertile soils, which tended to check productivity and overall … Continue reading →