Escapes

Wilder Ranch State Park is a 7,000-acre ranch from the late 19th century, now converted into a museum and nature preserve. It’s one of those lesser-known coastal areas in…...

John Steinbeck’s 1945 novel Cannery Row made Monterey’s actual Cannery Row neighborhood famous worldwide. While today’s Cannery Row is known for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, fantastic restaurants, and ec...

Alamere Falls is a dramatic 40-foot coastal waterfall found deep in the wilderness in Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, California. These “tidefalls,” in which a waterfall flows directly onto th...

We love a good NorCal beach day—that is, enormous rocky cliffs with crashing ocean waves, blasts of sea spray, and a strong wind that takes your breath away. We’re lucky to have expansive stretches of raw coastline all...

We’re lucky to live in California for all sorts of reasons, but the year-round abundance of fresh produce is one of our favorites. From April to August, local fields are overflowing with sweet, juicy strawberries...

Fern Canyon is a natural hidden gem in California’s Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in Humboldt County. Carved by an ancient creek over millennia, the canyon is known for its sheer cliff walls covered with thous...

While numerous dazzling phenomena can be found in Yosemite National Park, you’re in for a real treat if you can catch a glimpse of a stunning “moonbow,” also known as a “night rainbow” or &...

Lake Temescal has fully opened for the summer swim season, welcoming visitors 7 days a week to go for a dip or enjoy a picnic on the sandy beach....

Burney Falls is a magnificent waterfall found in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in Shasta County, California. The dramatic falls have long been celebrated for their beauty and year-round water flow, even earn...

A troupe of whimsical troll sculptures is coming to Woodside’s Filoli Estate & Gardens this summer. Beginning June 7th, 2025, visitors can wander through the redwood forest and…...