Songs of the Wilderness

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Historic Mines & Trails of the Santa Barbara Backcountry

Free Slideshow Presentation with Q&A

Thursday, October 18th, 6:30PM
Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library
40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA

While not necessarily rich in gold and silver, our local mountains have other minerals and resources that were valuable enough for prospectors to search for them and miners to build trails to access them in the remote wilderness behind Santa Barbara.

This talk will highlight a half-dozen historic mines and trails, ranging from Quicksilver Mines along the Santa Ynez River, to Chromite, Barite, and Lithographic Limestone mines in the San Rafael Mountains. Places that can still be visited today as part of a day hike or backpacking trip.

Join local author James Wapotich as he shares images and stories from his hikes along these historic routes. James has hiked many of the trails in our local backcountry. He is a Volunteer Wilderness Ranger with the Forest Service, and is the author of the Santa Barbara News-Press hiking column, Trail Quest.

For more information call (805) 729-4250 or email jwapotich@yahoo.com

This talk is part of the ongoing Wilderness Hiking Speaker Series hosted by the Santa Barbara Public Library. The talks are the third Thursday of the month and feature topics related to hiking, backpacking, and our local natural history.

The next talk in the series is Thursday, November 15th, When the Animals Were People – storytelling with Chumash elder Julie Tumamait.