Apr 03 2024
Woods Cove is one of Laguna Beach’s smaller, more intimate stretches of coastline, tucked between rocky outcroppings and surrounded by some of the dramatic scenery that makes this part of Southern California so distinctive. It is not the kind of beach most people visit for a long boardwalk, sprawling recreation area, or rows of amenities. …
Mar 22 2024
A travel journal can be much more than a diary of where you went and what you did. It can become a collection of memories, sketches, maps, ticket stubs, favorite meals, small discoveries, and details you might otherwise forget. The best travel journals are often a mix of words and keepsakes rather than long daily …
Jan 16 2024
Beach camping sounds wonderfully simple: pitch a tent near the water, watch the sunset, fall asleep to the sound of waves, and wake up with the ocean just a few steps away. In reality, camping beside the coast comes with a few challenges that ordinary campground camping does not. Sand makes tent stakes harder to …
Nov 26 2023
Leavenworth, Washington, already feels like the kind of mountain town where you might expect to encounter a reindeer or two. Just outside the Bavarian-style downtown, Leavenworth Reindeer Farm turns that possibility into a real experience, giving visitors an opportunity to learn about reindeer, feed members of the herd, hold shed antlers, and take plenty of …
Oct 12 2023
Forests have always been places where imagination takes over. Step beneath a dense canopy and familiar landmarks disappear. Tree trunks become silhouettes, wind moves invisibly through the branches, and sounds travel from places you cannot quite locate. After sunset, even an ordinary path can feel like the beginning of a ghost story. It is hardly …
Oct 08 2023
A long car trip with a cat can sound intimidating, especially if your cat disappears under the bed at the first sight of a carrier. But whether you are moving across the country, visiting family, or taking your cat along on an extended road trip, a little preparation can make the journey much safer and …
Aug 05 2023
Most beaches come in familiar shades of white, tan, gray, or black. Then there are the unusual coastlines where the sand appears distinctly green. Green-sand beaches can look almost unreal, especially when sunlight catches the tiny mineral grains scattered across the shore. But the color is not caused by algae, plants, or some photographic trick. …
Jul 18 2023
Some beaches are made for spreading out a towel and staying put. Others practically invite you to keep walking. A great beach walk combines the simple pleasure of having sand or a waterfront path beneath your feet with constantly changing scenery—surf rolling toward shore, sea stacks appearing in the distance, colorful lifeguard towers, palm trees, …
Jul 07 2023
I fell in love with Cuba, or at least the idea of Hemingway’s Cuba, in my mid teens. I read an article about the writer and delighted in the romance of a bygone age, salsa and adventure preserved in time. Maybe the idea of vintage cars made the historic more tangible. I determined that one …
Jun 04 2023
National Trails Day is a good excuse to lace up your hiking shoes, explore somewhere new, and appreciate the enormous network of trails connecting parks, forests, mountains, deserts, and coastlines across the United States. Organized by the American Hiking Society and celebrated on the first Saturday in June, National Trails Day is about more than …
