Here’s the main takeaway: A day trip to Santa Cruz Island, the largest and most accessible of California’s Channel Islands ...

Hikers and trail runners in California can now explore miles of new scenic trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains ... s best National Parks. The best hiking boots 2024 keep your feet warm, dry ...

It is used for scientific research and education by The University of California Natural Reserve System, the Santa Cruz Island ... There are hikes for every type of hiker on the island.

Visit the Medicine Buddha Loop Trail in Northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains for a spiritual hike through the redwoods.

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND — About 8,500 acres of rugged hiking trails ... a gift from the Nature Conservancy of California, is worth more than $25 million and is said to be the single most valuable ...

The 6,000 acre Cotoni Coast Dairies, a swath of mountainous terrain with scenic woodlands, Pacific Ocean vistas and miles of ...

Santa Barbara County fire officials reported that a team of firefighters engaged in a hoist rescue operation on Santa Cruz Island to rescue 4 hikers. The incident was initially reported around 3: ...

On a misty morning in Hidden Valley, a lone rider mounted a small horse and entered an arena nestled below an oak-studded hillside. Calm, patient and sure-footed, Cochise, a 19-year-old gelding ...

To be fair, inflation has improved modestly. The most recent rate of California pay hikes rose 5.7% compared with a 4% bump in the cost of living. So that’s only 71% lost to inflation.

There’s a chain of uninhabited islands — Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Rosa, Santa Barbara and San Miguel — just off the coast of California ... Island, for example. (Courtesy Chuck Graham ...

While Russia and Santa Cruz aren’t often mentioned ... remove his wife and her family from the deed.When hiking through this part of the California coastline — where sandy beaches, marine ...

The Monte Bello vineyard of Ridge Vineyards stretches along a ridge of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Central California ... In just 30 minutes of hiking at a normal pace, I covered a half-mile ...