Goleta Gap Fire and it's aftermath
    Figueroa Mountain
    Trails and Mountain Canyons
 
 
	Saint Mary's Seminary and views of Rattlesnake Canyon Slideshow July 25, 2015

NASA image Jesusita Fire, California, from May 13, 2009
Jesusita Fire May 6, 2009 - by May 9th there were over 8,000 acres burned and more than 90 properties damaged or lost
Dramatic Pictures of the Jesusita Fire from Scotts Blog
Ray Ford article on the state of the trails after the Jesusita Fire

    
  Rattlesnake Canyon after the November 2008 Tea Fire - March 28, 2009
I had a wonderful early spring hike up Rattlesnake Canyon Trail. It left me feeling uplifted to see the new growth after the gentle nicely spaced rains this winter. The Goleta Mountains old burned areas look green as well after the rains. It is strange how worried I was about how the canyons would be after the fire. Rattlesnake is just as wonderful and perhaps even more so because of being able to witness the miraculous recovery from fire.

    Rattlesnake Canyon -  Ceanothus in full bloom, California Chaparral
Santa Barbara Foothills - March 17, 2007
  
Rattlesnake Canyon July 6th 2004
  Santa Barbara Foothills, Rattlesnake Canyon trail, Rainbow Trout, Pearly Everlasting 
Rattlesnake Canyon, December 31, 2003
  Last day of the year late afternoon 
Steven Pinker's Photos of Santa Barbara, the Pacific Coast, & San Francisco II (Some very beautiful shots of Santa Barbara, some from the air)
Interests of Callie | Birds | Surfing | Santa Barbara Farmers' Market, Gardening and Farming | Snowy Plovers | Trips and Places