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Trail Quest: Sulphur Springs Trail | Songs of the Wilderness

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Songs of the Wilderness. Posted by: James Wapotich. June 2, 2012. Trail Quest: Sulphur Springs Trail. The appeal of the Sulphur Springs Trail is that it lets one shave some miles off of the hike to Manzana Schoolhouse, which is normally 17 miles roundtrip from the trailhead near Nira Campground, making a day hike more possible or a longer multi-day backpacking trip through the area a little shorter, but not necessarily any easier. Bald Mountain and Hurricane Deck are seen from the Sulphur Springs Trail.

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Trail Quest: Manzana Schoolhouse | Songs of the Wilderness

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Songs of the Wilderness. Posted by: James Wapotich. April 23, 2011. Trail Quest: Manzana Schoolhouse. Crossing the Manzana between Coldwater and Horseshoe Bend. There are several ways to visit the area: day hiking, car camping, backpacking and even by horseback, although no bikes are allowed within San Rafael Wilderness area. To get to the trailhead from Santa Barbara take State Route 154 past Cachuma Lake and turn right onto Armour Ranch Road and then right onto Happy Canyon Road. At about the 3-mile ma...

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Trail Quest: Visiting P-Bar Flat Campground | Songs of the Wilderness

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Songs of the Wilderness. Posted by: James Wapotich. May 4, 2015. Trail Quest: Visiting P-Bar Flat Campground. There are four different campgrounds found in the upper Santa Ynez River Recreation Area. Each of them can make for a good base camp from which to explore the different nearby trails. The campground at P-Bar Flat is located near Blue Canyon Trail, which connects to Cottam Camp, and can make for an interesting day hike destination. The Santa Ynez Mountains frame a view along Blue Canyon Trail.

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Trail Quest: Willmann Homestead | Songs of the Wilderness

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Songs of the Wilderness. Posted by: James Wapotich. July 27, 2015. Trail Quest: Willmann Homestead. This is the sixth in a series of articles on the homesteads along Manzana Creek and Sisquoc River. This one covers the homesteads of Adolph and Herman Willmann, as well as Wellman Mesa, which is near where the 1966 Wellman Fire started. Article appears in section A of today’s edition of Santa Barbara News-Press. A plow and chimney are seen at the Adolph Willmann homestead site. Map courtesy Maps.com. Enter...

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Songs of the Wilderness | Page 2

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Songs of the Wilderness. Posted by: James Wapotich. June 7, 2016. Trail Quest: Bear Camp. Near the headwaters of Sisquoc River, below Big Pine Mountain, are three camps named after our local bears. The camps are in one of the more remote areas of our backcountry and are best visited as part of a backpacking trip. Unnamed falls upstream from Lower Bear Camp. Continue along Santa Barbara Road to the Forest Service gate near Santa Barbara Canyon Ranch. The road is paved, but bumpy in places. At the ...Buckh...

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Trail Quest: Fish Creek | Songs of the Wilderness

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Songs of the Wilderness. Posted by: James Wapotich. April 21, 2015. Trail Quest: Fish Creek. Springtime is one of the best times of the year to head out on our local trails. Even with the drought, there is still water in many of the creeks; the wildflowers are blooming; and the scenery can be quite enchanting. Scenery along Fish Creek. From the trailhead at Nira, Manzana Trail continues upstream and crosses Manzana Creek. The creek is currently flowing intermittently. From this first creek crossi...The t...

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Jack Elliott | Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure

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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure. Tales from one man's wanderings, regional insight and history. Sunsets, Sunrises and Moons. Author Archives: Jack Elliott. Tarantula Mating Season, Santa Barbara County. October 19, 2016. No photos on this blog have ever been staged, but in the interest of honesty I’d like to note that this tarantula, found walking a few yards away, was placed atop this branch in order to allow a better snapshot. … Continue reading →. Los Padres National Forest. October 14, 2016.

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Caves and Rocks | Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure

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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure. Tales from one man's wanderings, regional insight and history. Sunsets, Sunrises and Moons. Lizard’s Mouth, Santa Ynez Mountains. Posted on January 15, 2012. Gaviota Wind Caves, Santa Ynez Mountains. Posted on January 11, 2012. Piedra Blanca, Sespe Wilderness. Posted on December 24, 2011. Devil’s Playground, Santa Ynez Mountains. Posted on December 6, 2011. Rocky Peak Park, Santa Susana Mountains. Posted on October 4, 2011. Paleopit, Gaviota Coast. This weblog is d...

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Finding Clarity and Perspective in the Wilderness | Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure

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Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure. Tales from one man's wanderings, regional insight and history. Sunsets, Sunrises and Moons. Jack Elliott’s Custom Deluxe Trail Cakes. Return to Whiteacre Peak or Day of the Condor →. Finding Clarity and Perspective in the Wilderness. November 12, 2013. Castle Rock, San Rafael Wilderness. It is a less sophisticated slower-paced life in the wilderness, where boiling creek water to brew a spoon full of coffee or cook a handful of pasta can be a remarkably pleasurable ...