Columns Hit the RoadPlenty of twists along Arizona’s historic Apache TrailE'Louise OndashMay 24, 2022May 25, 2022 May 24, 2022May 25, 20220118 The Apache Trail, which runs northeast out of Mesa, Arizona, is considered one of the state’s most scenic drives.
Columns Hit the RoadMesa steps out of the shadow of nearby PhoenixE'Louise OndashMay 17, 2022 May 17, 20220598 Mesa and nearby points east offer plenty for visitors, and lodging there provides a better bang for your buck.
Columns Hit the RoadIf you like to talk (and taste) wine, take this roadE'Louise OndashMay 10, 2022 May 10, 2022093 At the smaller wineries along Northern Sonoma County's Wine Road, you'll find dedicated, passionate and engaging teachers.
Columns Hit the RoadSanta Rosa resort shows variety, volatility of Mother NatureE'Louise OndashApril 26, 2022 April 26, 20220632 Sometimes Mother Nature can be downright cruel. Just ask Chris Connell, grounds and garden manager at Vintners Resort in Santa Rosa.
Columns Food & Wine Hit the Road RegionKenwood Inn a mini-Tuscan village in Sonoma CountyE'Louise OndashApril 19, 2022 April 19, 202201478 General manager David Jessup is up to his ears in new furniture and redesign activity, but he is kind enough to give me an hour
Columns Hit the RoadOn Catalina, the climb pays offE'Louise OndashApril 12, 2022 April 12, 20220386 I discover that the low-grade, uphill walk to the memorial and garden requires more energy than pressing the throttle on an e-bike.
Columns Hit the RoadBison herds, mountain vistas reveal a different side of Catalina IslandE'Louise OndashApril 5, 2022April 6, 2022 April 5, 2022April 6, 20220181 We are halfway into our two-hour tour with Bison Expeditions on Catalina Island when tour guide Steve Carroll assures us that his passengers see bison
Columns Hit the RoadOn Santa Cruz Island, California before CaliforniansE'Louise OndashMarch 30, 2022 March 30, 20220215 What you will find is a piece of California that looks like it did before 40 million inhabitants lived here.
Columns Hit the RoadA bike and boardwalk: North Pacific to South Mission, cruise the beaches minus the carE'Louise OndashMarch 23, 2022 March 23, 20220186 Our goal for a two-day girls' getaway: To park the car and leave it until it’s time to return to the real world.
Columns Hit the RoadIn Conejo Valley, enjoy a meal and some presidential historyE'Louise OndashMarch 15, 2022March 16, 2022 March 15, 2022March 16, 20220415 It’s pretty impressive to see the enormous Boeing 707 encased in a massive exhibit hall and the glass wall that showcases the valley below.