ColumnsHit the RoadNew Basecamp advances zoo’s mission and is fun for kidsE'Louise OndashJune 14, 2022 June 14, 20220582 This 3.2-acre section of the San Diego Zoo occupies and expands the location of the former Children’s Zoo....
ColumnsHit the RoadCounty sites again star as ‘Top Gun’ returnsE'Louise OndashJune 7, 2022June 10, 2022 June 7, 2022June 10, 20220936 With the popularity of the recently released “Top Gun: Maverick,” check out some of the blockbuster movie's local filming spots....
ColumnsHit the RoadBook chronicles life with an Arctic anthropologistE'Louise OndashMay 31, 2022 May 31, 20220335 Deanne Burch recounts the trials and adventures while living with husband Earnest “Tiger” Burch in a remote Inupiat village....
ColumnsHit the RoadPlenty of twists along Arizona’s historic Apache TrailE'Louise OndashMay 24, 2022May 25, 2022 May 24, 2022May 25, 20220708 The Apache Trail, which runs northeast out of Mesa, Arizona, is considered one of the state’s most scenic drives....
ColumnsHit the RoadMesa steps out of the shadow of nearby PhoenixE'Louise OndashMay 17, 2022 May 17, 20220912 Mesa and nearby points east offer plenty for visitors, and lodging there provides a better bang for your buck....
ColumnsHit the RoadIf you like to talk (and taste) wine, take this roadE'Louise OndashMay 10, 2022 May 10, 20220365 At the smaller wineries along Northern Sonoma County's Wine Road, you'll find dedicated, passionate and engaging teachers....
ColumnsHit the RoadSanta Rosa resort shows variety, volatility of Mother NatureE'Louise OndashApril 26, 2022 April 26, 20220876 Sometimes Mother Nature can be downright cruel. Just ask Chris Connell, grounds and garden manager at Vintners Resort in Santa Rosa....
ColumnsFood & WineHit the RoadRegionKenwood Inn a mini-Tuscan village in Sonoma CountyE'Louise OndashApril 19, 2022 April 19, 202202195 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...
ColumnsHit the RoadOn Catalina, the climb pays offE'Louise OndashApril 12, 2022 April 12, 20220784 I discover that the low-grade, uphill walk to the memorial and garden requires more energy than pressing the throttle on an e-bike....
ColumnsHit the RoadBison herds, mountain vistas reveal a different side of Catalina IslandE'Louise OndashApril 5, 2022April 6, 2022 April 5, 2022April 6, 20220633 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...
ColumnsHit the RoadOn Santa Cruz Island, California before CaliforniansE'Louise OndashMarch 30, 2022 March 30, 20220407 What you will find is a piece of California that looks like it did before 40 million inhabitants lived here....
ColumnsHit the RoadA bike and boardwalk: North Pacific to South Mission, cruise the beaches minus the carE'Louise OndashMarch 23, 2022 March 23, 20220392 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....
ColumnsHit the RoadIn Conejo Valley, enjoy a meal and some presidential historyE'Louise OndashMarch 15, 2022March 16, 2022 March 15, 2022March 16, 20220603 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....
ColumnsHit the RoadOpen space for everyone in the Conejo ValleyE'Louise OndashMarch 9, 2022 March 9, 20220971 This easily accessible outdoors is what makes this area near Thousand Oaks a desirable place to live and visit....
ColumnsHit the RoadWishful thinking? Bullet trains and brown bearsE'Louise OndashFebruary 22, 2022February 23, 2022 February 22, 2022February 23, 20220431 Imagine … getting from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 2.5 hours without getting on an airplane and all that this entails these days....