Results tagged “Santa Barbara” from Phoebe Chuason Blog

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05.26.10

I believe Tony is finally realizing that a camera is a permanent attachment, much like my arm or leg. The occasional moments that I forget to bring it are oftentimes the moments that I greatly regret leaving it. We're planning on finally hiking Half Dome later this summer, and we've had a few lively debates on what camera I should bring, a small point-and-shoot or my SLR (he obviously opts for the small camera and more water). So my concession this past weekend was to bring my old Canon Rebel XT, which was my very first dSLR. It's so much smaller than the other cameras I normally use that it felt like a toy. But it was much easier lugging around this past weekend when Tony and I hung out with a few friends at Santa Barbara. It was a really nice chance to just get away for a little while. The El Capitan campground is beautiful, a perfect combination of surf and turf.

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An attempt to skip rocks in the ocean, which worked... occasionally.

The food was really good, though by the end of the trip I smelled like I had been smoked myself.

Did you know that stars are different colors? The sky was a little too bright (almost full moon) and cloudy to take a long exposure, but you can still see a few star trails in the sky in blue, white, and yellow.

The key to good jumping is tucking up your feet to gain the appearance of a higher vertical. These guys definitely know how to jump. :)

At the end of it, it was off to Santa Barbara for a fish taco at the Brewhouse.

It was quite a nice weekend, and definitely as civilized as camping can possibly get.

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Ellen:

love how you captured the flames! and it looks like you have some nuclear glow on that tent like in the cartoons!! awesome! sam and i actually hiked past where you guys camped!!

(05.26.10)

krissy:

it just looks smelly to me.

(05.26.10)

Tony:

I still maintain that it would have looked as if I got up as high as everyone else did if I had lifted my legs up! :-)

(06.01.10)

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Santa Barbara

04.12.10

I have spent more days than I care to remember glued to my computer, so this past Saturday Tony and I decided to trek out to Santa Barbara for a little r & r. The moody weather was a little less than ideal, but Santa Barbara was still lovely. The wildflower blooming en masse along the highway is a wonderful reminder that its spring.

We lined up early and reaped our rewards at La Super-Rica Taqueria, a modest little Mexican restaurant that was made famous by Julia Child. I love the handmade tortillas.

We also went along Stearns Pier, and one must admire the sheer tenacity of this pier, which was repeatedly rebuilt despite three fires.

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Ellen:

looking at your blogs always makes me hungry... =)

(04.17.10)

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