Dan McCaslin

Dan McCaslin became part of the Noozhawk flock in 2015. He has been hiking and backpacking into Santa Barbara’s rugged backcountry over five decades, often taking his young son or leading seventh-grade student groups from the local school where he taught history from 1980 to 2016. A UCSB graduate with multiple degrees in history and a published scholarly book, "Stone Anchors in Antiquity," Dan began going “outside” into our federal wilderness zones after a first trip to Little Pine Mountain in 1971. He also serves as a USFS Archaeological Site Monitor in the PIP program for the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Santa Lucia Ranger Districts.