In Isla Vista, summertime means sitting on rooftops or on the beach to watch the sunset, sailing to the Channel Islands, all while a wildfire scorches through thousands of acres in Santa Barbara County.
Photos by Daily Nexus photographers
A pod of dolphins glides through the water by the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. Anthony Lai/Daily Nexus
Camp Kesem counselors play a game of egg roulette, risking having a raw egg cracked over their head. McLane Brown/Daily Nexus
Campers turn their counselors into “human sundaes” during Messy Day at Camp Kesem. McLane Brown/Daily Nexus
Camp Kesem campers pose with counselor king “Tukka.” Campers and counselors all had assigned “camp names” in place of their real ones. McLane Brown/Daily Nexus
Firefighters on a break watch smoke billow from the Whittier fire as the sun goes down. McLane Brown/Daily Nexus
Flames from the Whittier fire edge toward Highway 154. McLane Brown/Daily Nexus
Pictured here is Anacapa Island on a sunny day. Anthony Lai/Daily Nexus
The sun sets over Del Playa Drive on a Friday evening. Michelle Sharp/Daily Nexus
Takes me back to June 1990 watching the Painted Cave fire run to the sea. Sitting at Mc Burly’s enjoying Meister Brau. Watching the P-3s stream out of the airport for their 5 minute run to the drop zone.