I’ve driven over Pacheco Pass in California dozens of times and wondered about the dinosaurs on Dinosaur Point road. I finally stopped...

When I was a child in upstate New York, my family went on many camping trips. They were inexpensive and gave us a chance to enjoy the...

The Sundial pedestrian bridge in Redding, California is one of the largest sundials in the world. It's so big that the arc it traces is...

Calistoga is one of my favorites places in California because not only is it in the wine country, but it is more laid back and...

Every year the New York Times publishes a list of destinations to highlight places for travelers to visit. This year, rather than...

Consistent with 2020, I continue to follow my "No Excuses Workout." Except this year I had more variability in my steps due to the new...

Most resolutions I've made or have heard other people make, have to do with trying to correct a self-perceived flaw—lose weight, stop...

The last time I visited Yosemite Valley was in April, 2018, for a workshop given by The Ansel Adams Gallery—In the Footsteps of Ansel...

When I booked my vacation to the Big Island, I never checked that status of the Kilauea volcano. My plans were simply to relax. Then, on...

The Columbia River is a waterway that I’ve driven over many times when I lived in Washington State. Yet, I knew little about it until...

I recently returned from 9 days of hiking in the Eastern Sierra. Many wildflowers were still in bloom, especially above 8,000 ft....

When I first stepped onto Main Street in Bodie, it seemed to me as alive as any small town. After a few minutes I began to see how wrong...

On our way back from a recent road trip to the San Juan Islands, we decided to drive the Lost Coast. I think is was more than 20 years...

The hotels industry reopened this week in Monterey, so I booked a room at the Spindrift Inn on Cannery Row. Situated on the beach, the...

Today's daylight is so filtered due to smoke in the upper atmosphere that I keep thinking there is a solar -->

Last Friday, Cal Fire gave the great light to "repopulate" our area. It's not that the CZU Complex fire was out, but the threat to our area

The air looked hazy, but not too bad, from the village of Saratoga at 11:00 AM. So I went home to pack up a few -->

One of the advantages of staying in the village of Saratoga while the CZU fire complex has me on the run, is that the Saratoga High...

The CZU fire complex continues, and so does the evacuation order. Given that the flames are not near our property -->

Situated on the Saratoga Creek, The Inn is a boutique hotel that was acquired by Hilton not too long ago. For anyone visiting -->