Any free-living, granola-eating, tree-hugging central coast Californian worth their sea salt has been to Sykes.
California Ecology
The Tao of the desert: Lessons learned in Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is home to 50 miles of maintained hiking and horseback riding trails leading through three desert ecosystems, and is a mecca for serious hikers, backpackers and trail riders.
Piercing the fog: Scientists shed light on a silent California threat
While fog can occur under a variety of circumstances, the northward-surge phenomenon–especially common in the summertime–has vexed California forecasters for years.
California’s Central Coast vineyards: Wine without the attitude
Paso Robles wine country on California’s Central Coast is a great alternative to Napa Valley.
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s new Outer Bay wing
Visitors peer through at the variety of fish and a sea turtle through the largest window in the world, an acrylic panel 14.5 feet high, 54 feet long, weighing 78,000 pounds.
Dancing with whales in northern California
Some claim that observation boats disturb the whales, bombarding them with fossil fuel and noise pollution, and disrupting their southward journey.
Santa Cruz: California cool and the art of surfing
He is a modern Poseidon, riding his surfboard triumphantly atop the furious sea, for a moment.