Hit the Road: Test your dedication to the ‘friluftsliv’ creed
The Norwegian word translates roughly to "open-air living."
E'Louise Ondash
Hit the Road: Shake things up by visiting Blue Sky Ecological Reserve
I guess we can blame or credit the pandemic for forcing us to search for new hiking trails beyond our immediate area.
Hit the Road: Good time to go off the grid — but go prepared
If there is a tiny silver lining to this COVID-19 black cloud, it’s that more people have discovered the outdoors.
Hit the Road: The month for gray whales, ski resorts and catamarans
Whales ‘n’ snow. That’s what February in California is all about. Regarding the former: It’s that time of year when thousands of itinerant gray whales
Hit the Road: Spring has arrived at Encinitas botanical garden
Spring in Southern California is here, and pandemic or no, the plants and trees will bloom. Though it’s only the end of January and people
Hit the Road: Where to go when you have to get out of the house
Here's a list of destinations, all within a 90-minute drive and focused on the outdoors.
Hit the Road: ‘High-end picker’ takes artistic road less traveled
“I created a niche for myself and bought extremely oddball stuff that I see as art," Doug Taylor says. That includes taxidermized animals.
Hit the Road: Prehistoric creatures of Jurassic Quest inhabit fairgrounds
Dinosaurs with feathers? Giant sea snails? Toothless, airborne dinosaurs with hollow bones? Who knew? For one, the visitors around the country who have cruised the
Hit the Road: Building murals in Oceanside bring much needed joy
I’ll begin 2021 with a confession: It took a pandemic for me to discover most of the three dozen murals that adorn an equal number
Hit the Road: Nearby missions worth adding to post-COVID must-see list
When they do reopen, North County residents won't have far to go to explore one.
