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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on May 19, 2013 |
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The Leaning Tower of Montecito - The Urban Hikers spied an historic water tower right in the heart of Montecito. Even though she's seen
better days they think she's pretty darn beautiful.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on May 05, 2013 |
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88 Acres - Or is it 80 Acres? - The Urban Hikers left their downtown neighborhood on Earth Day and headed to Montecito. There they
wandered through the old "88 Acres" and felt at home.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 24, 2013 |
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Snow in Santa Barbara - The Urban Hikers bring you images and reports from the Great Santa Barbara Snowstorm of 1949. What do
other Edhat subscribers know about this?
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 10, 2013 |
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Typographer, Artist, Sculptor, Man - What do a historic home on Channel Drive, the Montecito Polo Club's clubhouse and the "Chromatic Gate"
have in common? Herbert Bayer, the last of the famed Bauhaus artists. That's what.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 27, 2013 |
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Casa Dorinda - Montecito's Downton Abbey II - The Urban Hikers promised to describe the many similarities between "Casa Dorinda"and "Downton
Abbey", and they have. What a place Casa Dorinda must have been back in the day!
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 20, 2013 |
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Goats & Their Protector - The Urban Hikers promised more about Casa Dorinda this week, and while they haven't yet collected all
the info they'd hope to, they did find out more about the grazing goats and their protector.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 13, 2013 |
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Casa Dorinda - Montecito's Downton Abbey - The Urban Hikers toured Casa Dorinda, the magnificent estate built in 1919 by Anna Dorinda and William
Bliss, and the closest thing Montecito has to Downton Abbey.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Dec 16, 2012 |
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Montecito's Middle - The Urban Hikers wander the "middle" of Montecito and show you beautiful homes, historical sites,
glorious gates, delightful details, a pedestrian pathway and more.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Dec 02, 2012 |
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Montecito's Spanish Hamlet - The Urban Hikers explore "Spanishtown", a most historic part of Montecito. The original European hamlet
was rich with commerce, merriment, romance and intrigue.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Nov 18, 2012 |
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Bella Vista - Montecito's Banana Belt - The Urban Hikers are now hiking Montecito. On a recent adventure they hit the banana belt and
experienced many of the marvels it has to offer - sunshine, recreation, fancy cars, views, trails galore and
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Nov 04, 2012 |
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The Packard Adobe - California's Largest Adobe - After reading the Urban Hiker post about 2-story adobes in SB, TOTCH asked for photos and information
about another local adobe. Today the UH respond to that Edhat subscriber's burning questions with their
story about the Packard Adobe.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Oct 21, 2012 |
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Two 2-Story Adobe Abodes - The Urban Hikers have a fixation with historic adobes. This week they tell about two local 2-story adobes,
both built in the early 1800's, and both used as wineries by European settlers.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Oct 07, 2012 |
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Service Station Transformations - With the sudden spike in gas prices the Urban Hikers pay homage to "repurposed" service stations. Today
most of the area's old service station buildings serve other purposes, like a rug store, restaurants, a dry
cleaner, a locksmith and more.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Sep 23, 2012 |
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The Campbell Ranch - The Urban Hikers accepted a special assignment and headed out to Coal Oil Point to investigate the
Campbell Ranch. The history of the place seems like Santa Barbara's very own version of Downton Abbey.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Sep 09, 2012 |
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Practical Pedestrian Pathways - The Urban Hikers pay homage to several of Santa Barbara's public pedestrian pathways, some of which are
well known and others that are hidden gems in our midst.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jul 22, 2012 |
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Just Walkin' The Beach - The Urban Hikers continue their coastal trek. This hike takes them along the beach from the sluice at
Shark's Cove to the Miramar raft.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jun 24, 2012 |
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Just Walkin' The Rails - The Urban Hikers continue their coastal trek along the rails from the Hammond's Estate property at
Montecito Creek to the point at Summerland. They passed a windmill tower, an old RR stop, a Montecito
"freehouse" and spectacular scenery.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jun 10, 2012 |
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Signs of the Times 2012 - The Urban Hikers have covered all 256 miles of City streets, plus a few parts of the county and Montecito.
Today they share a few of the humorous, historical, cautionary and uncommon signs they've encountered
along the way.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on May 27, 2012 |
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Planes, Trains, Surfboards and Summer Fun - The Urban Hikers continue their coastal trek, covering the sights and history of the Biltmore Pier(s), the Coral Casino, Shalawa Chumash Village, Bonnymede,
Hammond's Montecito Shores, Sea Meadow and more.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Apr 22, 2012 |
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Muy Rico Channel Drive - This week the Urban Hikers explore the sights from Butterfly Beach to the Coral Casino and tell some of the history of The Breakers, The Biltmore and the Coral Casino.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Apr 08, 2012 |
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Montecito's Magical Corridor - The Urban Hikers took a hike through the cemetery, along the Pacific, into a magnificent estate, past a piggy palace and even journeyed into the underPANTS.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 11, 2012 |
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Montecito's Mountain Drive - The Urban Hikers are restless now that they've walked all the streets in the city. So they headed to the Montecito side of Mountain Drive.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Feb 26, 2012 |
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County Islands in the Stream - The Urban Hikers discovered several streets that are enclaves of county properties. They're islands in the stream, if you will.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Feb 12, 2012 |
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Santa Barbara's Wonderful Waterfront - The Urban Hikers explored West Beach and the Waterfront. It's a neighborhood bursting with natural beauty, history, lore, commerce, recreation, art and much more.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 29, 2012 |
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Short & Sweet - Part II - The Urban Hikers have a follow-up to last week's story using Edhat readers'
suggestions to present another collection of very short streets in SB. [pics]
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 15, 2012 |
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Beautiful Bath Street - The Urban Hikers wandered down Bath Street on one of their hikes and found a whole lot of interesting things.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 08, 2012 |
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The Final 2 UH Invitational Hike - Today the Urban Hikers share with you how they, along with a group of about 47
humans and two dogs made the pilgrimage to the "end of the line".
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 01, 2012 |
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Marvelous Mid-Century Mosaics - The Urban Hikers dug up fascinating info about and old photos of two amazing mid-century mosaics on Victoria Street. They also invite you to their last hike of 2011.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Dec 18, 2011 |
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One Amazing Tree - At the risk of being put on Santa's naughty list, the Urban Hikers thought they'd show you a really amusing tree we've discovered during our their hikes.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Dec 11, 2011 |
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Beautiful Little Brinkerhoff - This week the Urban Hikers devote their entire story to a very little street with a very long history, a whole lotta charm and maybe even a ghost or two.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Dec 04, 2011 |
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Mosaics, Murals and More - The Urban Hikers are still at it, walking every street in the City of SB. They've seen a wide variety of mosaics, murals and gorgeous tile work around town.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Nov 27, 2011 |
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Little & Loud Architecture - The Urban Hikers report on Little and Loud Architecture around town. And they aren't talking about an architectural design firm. They mean little and loud.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Nov 13, 2011 |
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Bucolic Beauty at its Best - This week we continue our hike along some of the most mountainous roads in the
city, and wrap up our exploration of this rural and wonderful part of our town
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Oct 30, 2011 |
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Halloween Santa Barbara Style - The Urban Hikers took a look around town to check out the Halloween decorations people chose to put in their yards. Check them out if you dare...
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Oct 23, 2011 |
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Marvelous Mailboxes of Santa Barbara - Today the Urban Hikers share with us a few of the 1000s of mailboxes they've wandered past. Some are stylish, others are whimsical and many are unique.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Oct 16, 2011 |
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93108 - The Urban Hikers are here to tell you that a 93108 zip code doesn't necessarily signify a Montecito address.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Oct 09, 2011 |
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Signs of the Times - The Urban Hikers have seen their share of signs around town. Some are cautionary, some are fun, some are gross and others are downright puzzling.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Sep 18, 2011 |
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The Longest Mile - The Longest Mile - One of the Urban Hikers had a very bad attitude about an early morning hike, but it turned out to be a fun trek. Read their report about Las Positas Road.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Sep 11, 2011 |
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Urban Hike: In the Details - The Urban Hikers believe in the details. They've discovered a lot of them during their hikes, and share with you some of what they've found downtown.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Aug 28, 2011 |
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Urban Hike: Simply Sidewalks - The Urban Hikers bring you the second installment of a look into the intriguing, important, impressive and ever so humble sidewalk contractor stamp. Plus a few extras...
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Aug 14, 2011 |
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Treasures of the Upper Eastside - The Urban Hikers have hiked the Upper Eastside and bring you some hidden and some not-so hidden treasures of this very lovely and historic neighborhood.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Aug 07, 2011 |
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Lower Riviera Urban Hike - The Urban Hikers made a loop that included some of the most magnificent views and interesting properties in town - the Lower Riviera.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jul 31, 2011 |
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Sidewalk Special - The Urban Hikers bring you a special edition of Urban Hike. It's a deeper look into the intriguing, important, impressive and ever so humble sidewalk contractor stamp. Plus a few extras...
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jul 24, 2011 |
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Decade-old Detour - The Urban Hikers visit neighborhoods that have been ravaged by fires and have come back, and discover what is on the other side of the ROAD CLOSED sign.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jul 17, 2011 |
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Airport Urban Hike Part III - The Urban Hikers visit the Goleta Sough, experience a whole lotta wildlife, check out quite a few war memorials, investigate the site of a Chumash village and more.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jun 26, 2011 |
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The Santa Barbara Airport and Environs - The Urban Hikers cover the Airport and surrounding area which happens to be most western part of the City of Santa Barbara. Today is Part I of a two part story.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jun 19, 2011 |
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The Fabulous Funk Zone - Part II - The Urban Hikers return to the Funk Zone, and bring you more art, the location of a geocache, colorful people, a little gossip, a mystery celebrity, fascinating history and more.
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The Funk Zone - The Urban Hikers hit the Funk Zone and discovered so much, they present this neighborhood in two editions. Part I brings you weathervanes, amazing street art and more.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jun 05, 2011 |
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Urban Hike Lite - The Urban Hikers bring you a special edition of SB City Urban Hike. They call it Hike Lite and it’s simply pictures taken within the city limits.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on May 29, 2011 |
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The Pit to the Summit - The Urban Hikers cover the neighborhood from "the Pit" to the top of Campanil Hill and have another amazing adventure with many discoveries.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on May 22, 2011 |
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Urban Hike Cuba - The Urban Hikers left town to visit Cuba and bring you a special edition: Havana, Vinales, Playa Largo, Trinidad and the roads in between.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on May 15, 2011 |
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Riviera Loop - The Urban Hikers take a specialty hike beginning at Franceschi Park and ending up right back at that same spot. 2 miles; Moderate intensity; Views: Priceless.
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From Bowl to Shining Sea - The Urban Hikers take a hike down one of Santa Barbara’s primary commercial arteries: Milpas Street.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Apr 24, 2011 |
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Coast Village Road and Then Some - The Urban Hikers visit Coast Village Road and discover a sweet little cottage, a secret freeway crossing, a fortune teller, and the inability to stay within our borders.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Apr 03, 2011 |
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Urban Hike: Lower Westside - The Urban Hikers travel the Lower Westside and discover creativity, unusual pets, public gardens and a crazy mystery having to do with addresses around town.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Mar 27, 2011 |
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Urban Hike: Holy Adventure - The Urban Hikers bring you their report of a wholly holy adventure past more than a dozen religious institutions in one very special part if town.
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Urban Hike: The Mesa - The Urban Hikers are on the Mesa this week. They say this neighborhood’s motto could be "Life’s a Beach (and then you die)".
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Feb 20, 2011 |
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Urban Hike: Upper Mesa - The Urban Hikers hit the streets and once again headed into the Mesa to finish off this quintessential Santa Barbara 'hood.
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Urban Hike: Upper West Side - The Urban Hikers take on the West Side. This neighborhood's motto must be "The Upper West Side - Where History and Reality TV and Collide".
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Feb 06, 2011 |
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Urban Hike: Hidden Valley - Urban hikers continued their quest of walking every street in Santa Barbara by visiting Hidden Valley, full of interesting sights.
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| Articles from Daily Newsletter on Jan 23, 2011 |
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The Urban Hike: Lower Eastside - The urban hikers take on the lower eastside and Milpas area and found beautiful creek crossings and melodic wind chimes, as well as friendly inhabitants.
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Santa Barbara Urban Hike: Part Two - The Santa Barbara urban hike adventure continues. When Stacey and Peter hike they make it a point to walk the "wrong way" on the one-way streets. [pics]
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