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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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Figueroa Mountain Wildflowers
As summer fades to fall along California’s Central Coast, the promise of seasonal rains returns triggering a remarkable transformation of the Santa Barbara backcountry. Creeks gurgle into reappearance after a long summer slumber, grass felts over the parched golden hills … Continue reading →
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Tagged Figueroa Mountain, lupine, poppies, Tales, wildflowers, Zaca Peak, Zaca Ridge, Zaca Ridge Road
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