The Gaviota Pass

Goleta is a unique place. We are surrounded by the beautiful Santa Ynez Mountains on one side and the blue Pacific Ocean on the other. The steep mountains run into the sea at Gaviota and Rincon, isolating us from the outside world. This was a predicament for the first European settlers. ‪@goletahistory‬ Sources: Cynthia Carbone, Walker Tompkins, oldgas.com, Jack Elliot, yankeebarbareno.com, UCSB, reocities.com, John Wiley, wikipedia, Santa Barbara Independent