PART TWO Up at the ranch in Ojai there were wild peacocks cruising around, all kinds of squirrels and birds, both sticking mostly to the twisted, ancient Oaks that formed a canopy of shade. Our hike...

PART ONE When education comes together with the natural environment, the most profound discoveries emanate. I was lucky enough to witness some of these discoveries as a chaperone for the fifth grade...

Yes! To be a Santa Barbaran! The sheer number of outdoor activities available to the common person is mind-boggling. In the mountains you have options like hiking, biking, and fresh water swimming....

Another very notable set was Free Peoples on the Americana stage on opening night as dusk settled in slowly to the high ridges of the pine covered mountains, surrounding the festival with a backdrop...

There are not a lot of sober people at the show either, if that's your gig. I had to comfort a few lost souls each night who were completely lost, not only directions-wise, but also lost in their...

Considering the fact that I was a virgin at the 2005 High Sierra music festival held annually at the fairgrounds in Quincy, California over Fourth of July weekend, you would think that I might be a...

The tunnels of the Marin Headlands can be used for other purposes, as my friends and I have found out. Some connect from one side of the highest portion of cliff to the other, and can be used for......

You know what is an amazing fact about living in San Francisco? Despite so many hundreds of thousands of people swarming about everywhere, you can still drive fifteen minutes and be in total solace...