Tag: santa barbara national forest

  • Old School Signage: Alamar Canyon, ~1931

    Old School Signage: Alamar Canyon, ~1931

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    Another from the LPNF Archives, and one I’ve shared previously on the Condor Trail‘s Facebook page. Image courtesy LPNF Archives The hand-written note on the back reads only “Alamar Canyon,” rendering the exact “where” of this specific junction a bit hazy. The upper enamel sign is easy enough to read, and initially lead me to…

  • Condor Call February/March 2013

    Condor Call February/March 2013

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    Cuyama Peak Lookout, 1934–2012 The current issue of the Sierra Club’s Condor Call carries a short article about the Cuyama Peak Lookout tower I wrote for the regular “Soaring the Los Padres” column. Every other month, this column details the great work being done by the Condor Trail Association and some of the features along…

  • Old School Signage: The Graveyard

    Old School Signage: The Graveyard

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    Welcome to the Mother Lode On a clear Santa Barbara day this past week, a band of VWRs assembled along the banks of the Santa Ynez for a day’s training and camaraderie. Over the course of the day, DAW-G, ZK, Bardlero Primero and I stopped a few times at the “Graveyard,” a storage area for…