Aerial Photography of Southern California
Santa Barbara County Region
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These aerial photographs of the Santa Barbara coast and inland mountains and valleys were taken in October, 2006 during a single flight. Future flights will expand coverage up to the Santa Maria area and to the mountains north of Santa Barbara. The coastal photographs begin at Carpinteria and end at Point Conception, where military air space begins, excluding public flyover. Inland photographs begin at Gaviota, and follow a northeastern track past Cuyama Valley and over the Carrizo Plain. From there the photographs trace the return flight south toward Los Angeles over rugged mountains and valleys.
Coastal Photographs
Carpinteria to Santa Barbara aerial photographs
1 
Carpinteria coastal plain and Santa Ynez Mountains
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2 
Carpinteria Pier and 101 Freeway (Click here
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3 
Carpinteria Pier, coastal plain, Sand Point, and Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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4 
Pacific Ocean, Carpinteria, and vicinity (Click here
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5 
Sand Point and Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve
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6 
Pacific Ocean, Carpinteria coastal plain, and Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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7 
Carpinteria Tar Pits Park and Pier (Click here
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8 
Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve, Sandyland, and 101
Freeway (Click here
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9 
kelp beds in Pacific Ocean and Carpinteria Salt Marsh
Reserve (Click here
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10 
Carpinteria State Beach, Tar Pits Park, and Pier
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11 
view eastward form Carpinteria to Rincon Point and Punta Gorda
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12 
Sand Point and Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve tidal
channels (Click here
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13 
Pacific Ocean kelp beds, Carpinteria coastal plain, and Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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14 
Santa Ynez Mountains and Carpinteria Salt Marsh
Reserve (Click here
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15 
Carpinteria coastal plain and Santa Ynez Mountains
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16 
Loon Point, Carpinteria, and Santa Ynez Mountains
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17 
Loon Point, Summerland, and 101 Freeway (Click here
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18 
Loon Point and Santa Ynez Mountains (Click here
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19 
Summerland and Montecito (Click here
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20 
Montecito, 101 Freeway, and Santa Ynez Mountains
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21 
Montecito, Santa Barbara, and Santa Ynez Mountains
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22 
Santa Barbara and east to Carpinteria (Click here
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23 
Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Mountains (Click here
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24 
westward view of Santa Barbara coast to Point
Conception (Click here
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25 
Santa Barbara coastal plain and Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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26 
Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Santa Ynez Peak in
distance (Click here
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27 
Santa Barbara and Clark Bird Refuge (Click here
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28 
East Beach, Santa Barbara and Clark Bird Refuge
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29 
East Beach and 101 Freeway in Santa Barbara (Click
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30 
Santa Barbara Harbor, Stearns Wharf, and boats moored outside harbor
entrance (Click here
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31 
Chase Palm Park and 101 Freeway in Santa Barbara
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32 
Santa Barbara Harbor, Stearns Wharf, and moored
boats (Click here
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33 
Stearns Wharf and Mission Creek lagoon (Click here
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34 
Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara (Click here
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35 
Mission Creek lagoon, 101 Freeway, and Stearns
Wharf (Click here
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36 
Mission Creek lagoon (Click here
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37 
sand spit and Stearns Wharf (Click here
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38 
Mission Creek lagoon and Stearns Wharf (Click here
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39 
Cabrillo Boulevard and Mission Creek lagoon (Click
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40 
Stearns Wharf and Mission Creek lagoon (Click here
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41 
Santa Barbara Harbor and spit, Stearns Wharf, and Mission Creek
lagoon (Click here
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42 
Santa Barbara Harbor, spit and dredge barge (Click
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43 
Santa Barbara Harbor, 101 Freeway, and Stearns
Wharf (Click here
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44 
Santa Barbara City College and Santa Barbara
Harbor (Click here
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45 
Santa Barbara Harbor, Stearns Wharf, 101 Freeway, and downtown Santa
Barbara (Click here
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46 
Santa Barbara Harbor and Stearns Wharf (Click here
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47 
Santa Barbara Harbor breakwater and spit (Click here
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48 
Santa Barbara Harbor dredge barge and spit (Click here
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49 
Santa Barbara dredge barge and spit (Click here
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50 
close view of Santa Barbara Yacht Club and Maritime
Museum (Click here
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51 
Santa Barbara City College stadium and Santa Barbara Maritime
Museum (Click here
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52 
fishing boat with net off Santa Barbara coast
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53 
Santa Ynez Mountains north of Santa Barbara (Click
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54 
Santa Barbara Point and Ledbetter Beach (Click here
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55 
Shoreline Park and Ledbetter Beach (Click here
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56 
Ledbetter Beach and Santa Barbara City College
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57 
close view of east end of Shoreline Park (Click here
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58 
Shoreline Park and Shoreline Drive, Santa Barbara
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59 
west end of Shoreline Park (Click here
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60 
La Mesa Park and steep shoreline, Santa Barbara
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61 
slope modification and housing development in Santa
Barbara (Click here
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62 
Elings Park and Santa Barbara coast (Click here
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63 
Elings Park and Douglas Family Preserve, Santa
Barbara (Click here
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64 
La Cumbre Country Club and 101 Freeway, Santa
Barbara (Click here
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65 
Laguna Blanca and La Cumbre Country Club (Click here
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66 
Hope Ranch, between Santa Barbara and Goleta
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67 
Marina Drive and shoreline (Click here
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68 
Santa Barbara coast (Click here
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69 
Hope Ranch and Santa Barbara (Click here
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70 
view east past Santa Barbara Point (Click here
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Isla Vista to Point El Capitan Beach State Beach aerial photos
1 
Isla Vista to Santa Barbara (Click here
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2 
Coal Oil Point, Goleta Point, and Santa Barbara
Point (Click here
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3 
Goleta Point, Isla Vista (Click here
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4 
Goleta Point and UC Santa Barbara (Click here
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5 
Goleta Point, Isla Vista, and UC Santa Barbara
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6 
Goleta Pier to Goleta Point (Click here
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7 
Goleta Point and UC Santa Barbara (Click here
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8 
Goleta coastal plain and Santa Ynez Peak (Click here
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9 
Isla Vista, Goleta, and Santa Ynez Mountains
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10 
Goleta Point, UC Santa Barbara, and Isla Vista
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11 
Coal Oil Point and Devereux Lagoon (Click here
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12 
Goleta Point, UC Santa Barbara, and Santa Barbara Municipal
Airport (Click here
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13 
UC Santa Barbara and Campus Lagoon (Click here
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14 
Isla Vista, Goleta Point, and Goleta (Click here
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15 
kelp beds in Pacific Ocean, Isla Vista, and UC Santa
Barbara (Click here
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16 
kelp beads and Isla Vista coast (Click here
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17 
Coal Oil Point, Devereux Lagoon, and UC Santa Barbara west
campus (Click here
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18 
Coal Oil Point and Devereux Lagoon (Click here
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19 
Coal Oil Point, Goleta Point, and Goleta coastal
plain (Click here
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20 
Coal Oil Point and Sand Piper Golf Course (Click here
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21 
Sandpiper Golf Course and 101 Freeway (Click here
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22
Sandpiper Golf Course and Winchester Canyon/Creek
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23 
Bacara Resort, Tecolote Creek, and Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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24 
Tecolote Creek and pier (Click here
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25 
Naples, 101 Freeway, and Santa Ynez Peak (Click here
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26 
Naples area (west of Isla Vista) and 101 Freeway
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27 
Naples to El Capitan State Beach (Click here
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28 
Naples and 101 Freeway (Click here
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29 
Naples and Santa Ynez Mountains (Click here
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30 
Naples coastal Cliffs and 101 Freeway (Click here
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31 
Naples agriculture, Dos Pueblos Canyon, and small
pond (Click here
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32 
Naples agriculture and 101 Freeway (Click here
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33 
Naples coastal region and Santa Ynez Mountains
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34 
Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Ynez Valley, and San Rafael Mountains in
distance (Click here
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35 
Gato Canyon, 101 Freeway, and Edwards (Click here
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36 
El Capitan State Beach and 101 Freeway (Click here
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37 
El Capitan State Beach and 101 Freeway (Click here
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38 
closer view of El Capitan State Beach (Click here
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39 
El Capitan State Beach and Santa Ynez Mountains
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40 
El Capitan State Beach, Santa Ynez Peak, and Naples
(right) (Click here
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Refugio State Beach to Point Conception aerial photographs
1 
Refugio State Beach to Isla Vista (Click here
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2 
Refugio State Beach (left) and El Capitan State
Beach (Click here
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3 
Refugio State Beach to Gaviota State Beach (Click here
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4 
Refugio State Beach and 101 Freeway (Click here
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5 
Refugio State Beach and Santa Ynez Mountains
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6 
Refugio State Beach, Santa Ynez Mountains, and Purisma
Hills (Click here
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7 
Tajiguas Creek, Refugio State Beach, and Santa Ynez
Peak (Click here
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8 
Tajiguas Creek and Refugio State Beach (Click here
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9 
Tajiguas Creek (left) and Aguajito Canyon (right), and 101
Freeway (Click here
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10 
Tajiguas Creek, and Santa Ynez Valley behind Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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11 
coast from Refugio State Beach to Naples, and Santa Ynez
Peak (Click here
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12 
Canada Del Corral storage tanks (Click here
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13 
Gaviota Peak and coast (Click here
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14 
Gaviota coast and west end of Santa Ynez Mountains
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15 
tilted sandstone strata near Gaviota State Beach
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16 
Gaviota coastline, Santa Ynez Mountains, and diatomite mine near Lompoc
(white) (Click here
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17 
Gaviota, 101 Freeway, and tilted strata of Gaviota
Peak (Click here
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18 
rock quarry east of Gaviota (Click here
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19 
Gaviota coast, Santa Ynez Mountains, and diatomite mine near Lompoc (white
spot) (Click here
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20 
Gaviota State Park and 101 Freeway (Click here
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21 
Gaviota State Park and pier (Click here
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22 
Gaviota State Park, 101 Freeway, and view inland (toward
north) (Click here
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23 
closer view of Gaviota State Park and 101 Freeway
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24 
101 Freeway and tilted strata of Gaviota Peak
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25 
Gaviota Peak and local coast (Click here
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26 
Gaviota Peak and inland Santa Barbara County
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27 
closer view of tilted sedimentary rocks near Gaviota
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28 
south limb of Santa Ynez Mountains anticline
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29 
tilted strata and coastal canyons of Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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30 
view east along Gaviota coast toward Refugio State Beach at
top (Click here
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31 
closer view of tilted strata along coast east of Gaviota
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32 
view east along strike of tilted sedimentary rocks near Gaviota
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33 
Santa Ynez Mountains tilted strata and Pacific
Ocean (Click here
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34 
strike valley and Canyon San Onofre, and industry near Gaviota
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35 
strike valley and coast from near Gaviota to Refugio State
Beach (Click here
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36 
view from Gaviota coast toward Refugio State Beach, and across Santa Barbara
Channel (Click here
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37 
view across Santa Barbara Channel and two offshore drill rigs, and Channel
Islands in distance (Click here
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38 
coast east of Gaviota, and Sierra Madre Mountains in
distance (Click here
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39 
Gaviota (left), Santa Ynez Mountains, and Santa Ynez Valley in middle
distance (Click here
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40 
101 Freeway, fire station (left), and industry along coast east of Gaviota
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41 
Gaviota fire station and industry (Click here
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42 
Gaviota industry and 101 Freeway (Click here
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43 
Gaviota coast, 101 Freeway, industrial area, and tilted sedimentary
rocks (Click here
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44 
closer view of Gaviota coast, industry, and 101
Freeway (Click here
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45 
Gaviota State Park and 101 Freeway entering Gaviota
Pass (Click here
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46 
Gaviota State Park and 101 Freeway (Click here
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47 
view east from near Gaviota to Isla Vista (Click here
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48 
Gaviota State Park and pier (Click here
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49 
Gaviota coast, Union Pacific rail line, and Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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50 
view from Gaviota (middle) toward Point Conception
(left/west) (Click here
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51 
view from Gaviota to Isla Vista (Click here
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52 
coast between Point Conception (left) and Gaviota, and Point Arguello in
distance (left) (Click here
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53 
San Augustine along Union Pacific rail line (Click
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54 
closer view of San Augustine coastal area (Click here
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55 
coast east of Point Conception, and Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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56 
coast east of Point Conception, and Palo Alto Hill
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57 
Point Conception (left) and Point Arguello and Tranquillon Mountain in
distance (Click here
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Point Conception (white) and lighthouse, and Government Point just to
southeast (Click here
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59 
Point Conception (white cliffs) and Cojo anchorage east of Government
Point (Click here
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60 
Point Conception (white cliffs) and Government Point to
left/southeast (Click here
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61 
Point Conception (left) to Point Arguello (middle)
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Inland Photographs
The following aerial photographs follow an inland route north northeast from Gaviota toward Carrizo Plain National Monument, with most views toward the east.
1 
Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Ynez Valley, and Big Pine Mountain in
distance (Click here
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2 
Santa Ynez Mountains, Santa Ynez Valley, and Figueroa
Mountain (Click here
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3 
Santa Ynez Valley and Figueroa Mountain (Click here
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4 
Alisal Reservoir and Lake Cachuma, Santa Ynez
Valley (Click here
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5 
Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang and Santa Ynez (left), and Figueroa
Mountain (Click here
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6 
Santa Ynez Mountains and view south toward the Gaviota
coast (Click here
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7 
Alisal Reservoir (Click here
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8 
Santa Ynez Mountains and Valley, and Lake Cachuma
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9 
Figueroa Mountain and Lake Cachuma
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10 
Alisal Ranch Golf Course and Lake Cachuma
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11 
Nojoqui Pass and 101 Freeway, and Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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12 
Santa Ynez Mountains and inland
valley (Click here
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13 
Santa Ynez Valley, Figueroa Mountain and Lake Cachuma
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14 
rolling terrain near Solvang
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15 
Highway 154 and Lake Cachuma
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16 
Santa Ynez River Valley and Lake Cachuma
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17 
Alisal Reservoir and dam (Click
here
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18 
Alisal Reservoir, Santa Ynez Mountains and Santa
Barbara (Click here
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19 
Santa Ynez Valley and Figueroa
Mountain (Click here
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20 
Alisal River Golf Course, Santa Ynez
River (Click here
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21 
Santa Ynez River, and Alisal Road and golf
course (Click here
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22 
Santa Ynez River and Lake Cachuma
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23 
Santa Ynez and Figueroa
Mountain (Click here
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24 
Alisal Ranch Golf course and Santa Ynez
River (Click here
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25 
Alisal River and Ranch golf courses, and Santa Ynez River
bridge (Click here
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26 
Solvang and Santa Ynez River
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27 
Santa Ynez River and Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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28 
Mission Drive, Solvang (Click here
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29 
Solvang, Mission Drive and Santa Ynez
River (Click here
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30 
Roblar Avenue, Los Olivos
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31 
Santa Ynez Valley agriculture
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32 
Purisima Hills, Santa Ynez, and Santa Ynez
Valley (Click here
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33 
ridges and valleys north of Los Olivos
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34 
Figueroa Mountain (Click here
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35 
Santa Ynez Valley, Highway 154 and Santa Ynez
Peak (Click here
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36 
Santa Ynez Valley and Mountains, and Lake Cachuma
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37 
view northeast toward the San Joaquin Valley over Figueroa
Mountain (Click here
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38 
foothills of Figueroa Mountain
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39 
Figueroa Creek to Lake Cachuma and Santa Ynez
Mountains (Click here
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40 
Figueroa Mountain and San Rafael Mountains (Click here
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41 
San Rafael and Sierra Madre mountains (Click here
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42 
Figueroa Mountain Road (Click here
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43 
Figueroa Creek and Figueroa Mountains
foothills (Click here
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44 
San Rafael and Sierra Madre mountains (Click here
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45 
Zaca Ridge and Bald Mountain (Click here
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46 
Birabent Canyon, Figueroa
Mountain (Click here
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47 
Bald Mountain and Sierra Madre
Mountains (Click here
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48 
Bald Mountain and tilted strata
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49 
Zaca Ridge and Lookout Mountain
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50 
Sisquoc River and Bald Mountain (Click here
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51 
Zaca Ridge and road closeup
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52 
Zaca Ridge and Figueroa Mountain (Click here
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53 
Bald Mountain, Sisquoc River and San Rafael
Mountains (Click here
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54 
Bald Mountain and Sisquoc River
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55 
Zaca Ridge, Lookout Mountain and Santa Ynez
Valley (Click here
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56 
Manzana Creek (Click here
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57 
tilted strata of the San Rafael
Mountains (Click here
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58 
close view of Sisquoc River
meanders (Click here
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59 
Sisquoc River and Sierra Madre
Mountains (Click here
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60 
Manzana Creek meander loop
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61 
Manzana Creek, Figueroa
Mountain (Click here
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62 
Sierra Madre Mountains and Sisquoc
River (Click here
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63 
Sierra Madre Mountains, Sisquoc River and Caliente
Range (Click here
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65 
Bald Mountain, Manzana Creek and Figueroa
Mountain (Click here
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66 
Bald Mountain strike valley
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67 
Bald Mountain strike valley and Sisquoc
River (Click here
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68 
Sierra Madre Mountains and upper Sisquoc
River (Click here
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69 
Sierra Madre Mountains and Caliente Range (upper
left) (Click here
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70 
Bald Mountain and SIsquoc River
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71 
Sisquoc River and Bald Mountain strike
valley (Click here
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72 
Sierra Madre Mountains and Caliente Range
(background) (Click here
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73 
Sisquoc River and Bald Mountain
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74 
Sisquoc River and tributaries
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75 
Sierra Madre Mountains, Cuyama Valley and Caliente
Range (Click here
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76 
Sierra Madre Mountains and Sisquoc River (Click here
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77 
Sierra Madre Road, Cuyama Valley and Caliente
Range (Click here
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78 
Sierra Madre Road and Cuyama Valley (Click here
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79 
Sierra Madre Mountains, Cuyama Valley and Caliente
Range (Click here
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80 
Cuyama Valley and Caliente
Range (Click here
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81 
Cuyama Valley and smog from San Joaquin
Valley (Click here
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82 
Sierra Madre Road and burn area
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83 
Sierra Madre Road and burn area
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84 
Sierra Madre Road and burn area
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85 
Sierra Madre Road to McPherson Peak, and burn
area (Click here
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86 
northeast side of Sierra Madre
Mountains (Click here
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The photographs above were collected during a flight taken in October of 2006. To continue with this flight northeastward into the Cuyama Valley and Carrizo Plain area, go to the Carrizo Plain page.
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