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   Hudson Valley Carpenter | Aug 04, 2009 07:49am | #1

   It's OK to make it bigger.   37KB is really small for a scenic view shot. 

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   Huck | Aug 04, 2009 10:31am | #2

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   ...too bad its not MY jobsite!  (picture taken in Cambria Pines, SLO county)

   I used to free dive off Anacapa island.  Island Packers out of Ventura Harbor used to run a boat out there, and for like $35 I could ride out and dive and hike the island.  A crazy buddy of mine took a motorized rubber raft out there once!

   For 4 yrs. I delivered mail out of the Milpas St. post office to the Montecito area.  Man that is some beautiful country.

   BTW, if you want a historical look at unspoiled Santa Barbara, read Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana - California before it belonged to the US, he describes Los Angeles and Santa Barbara in detail.

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   bluejae | Aug 04, 2009 05:05pm | #4

   Thanks for the book info, I'll try to find it.

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   johnharkins | Aug 04, 2009 07:47pm | #5

   that boat still runs / same company same harbor
   do the islands lend themselves to overnight camping, backpacking?
   potable water available?

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   Huck | Aug 04, 2009 08:11pm | #6

   I have spent an overnighter there.  IIRC the water had to be packed in, and the island (Anacapa) is small, so there's not a lot of hiking available.  But the snorkeling was great.  Island Packers should have all the info. 

   Also, if you enjoy that kind of thing, there are boats out to Catalina from San Pedro, and I found some great hiking/camping/snorkeling there also. 

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   Hudson Valley Carpenter | Aug 05, 2009 12:22am | #7

   there are boats out to Catalina from San Pedro,

   They run daily to Catalina out of Marina del Rey too, high speed types. 

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   Huck | Aug 04, 2009 10:37am | #3

   that looks like the APS area?

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   bluejae | Aug 05, 2009 07:01am | #8

   Montecito, across the street from the san ysidro ranch