Every year, on a late summer night, Eva Pagaling joins a group of fellow Chumash paddlers who climb into a tomol, a ...

Throw out seeds that are past their viability and any products containing living microorganisms.

Fort Ord Dunes State Park in Marina is the coastal equivalent of finding an empty beach chair at a crowded pool – it simply shouldn’t exist in a state where natural beauty typically comes with ...

Being a vegetarian on the road used to feel like an endless loop of side salads and plain pasta. But those days are gone.

This scenic journey stretching from Santa Barbara, California, 1,428 miles north to Seattle is one of the West Coast's most ...

The pristine white-sand beach at the foot of Ocean Avenue slopes gently into the Pacific, creating one of California’s most dog-friendly shores. Restaurants tucked into cottages and garden courtyards ...