dispatches & explored: January 2013

Old School Signage: The Graveyard

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, … Continue reading

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“Is This Thing On?”

Brace Yourself … With a big thanks to Perry in the Morning, I recently received the aircheck from the KVTA Talk Radio appearance Rick Bisaccia from the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy and I made July 2, 2012. For those who … Continue reading

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Series 22 West

“Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause …” And westward we march, now amongst the trails of Range 22 West. These routes tend to concentrate in the Chumash Wilderness or the Ojai/Rose Valley area, either … Continue reading

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Dungeons of Maptitude Review No. 4: Conant’s 2013 Matilija & Dick Smith Wilderness

The Map in the Arena, Redux Back in the Spring of 2012, I posted a review of Bryan Conant’s 2008 (first edition) Matilija & Dick Smith Wilderness map. I was about four years late in reviewing that great map, but … Continue reading

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