ColumnsHit the RoadA war heroine in the family treeE'Louise OndashOctober 17, 2023 October 17, 20230180 Big wars hold small stories. Thousands of them. One, and sometimes several, for each soldier, each family, each community. ...
ColumnsHit the RoadFall fun in CaliforniaE'Louise OndashSeptember 19, 2023 September 19, 20230146 Autumn in California brings fall color, cooler nights, the grape harvest and plenty of seasonal festivals....
ColumnsHit the RoadIn the desert, Perseid meteor shower a hot ticketE'Louise OndashSeptember 6, 2023September 14, 2023 September 6, 2023September 14, 20230102 There aren’t a lot of smart reasons for visiting Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in August....
ColumnsHit the RoadHow does White Sands National Park keep its cool? GypsumE'Louise OndashAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023 August 23, 2023August 23, 20230353 White Sands, upgraded from a national monument to a national park in 2019, is the world’s largest gypsum dune field....
ColumnsHit the RoadTown with North County ties among Oaxaca highlightsE'Louise OndashAugust 9, 2023August 10, 2023 August 9, 2023August 10, 20230251 Many people from Ayoquezco have put down roots in North County but visit the city in Oaxaca state, especially during festivals. ...
ArtsArtsCitiesColumnsCommunityCommunityHit the RoadNewsVistaOld suitcase sends Vista writer on journey into her family’s pastE'Louise OndashJuly 26, 2023July 31, 2023 July 26, 2023July 31, 20230417 The suitcase symbolizes travel, but for Kitty Morse, a petite valise that once belonged to her great-grandparents became so much more....
ColumnsHit the RoadSummer fun in our own backyardE'Louise OndashJuly 4, 2023 July 4, 20230203 Visitors to our area spend thousands of dollars to travel here and stay, so check out why they are coming to Southern California....
ColumnsHit the RoadOld and New Mexico meet in historic town of MesillaE'Louise OndashJune 21, 2023 June 21, 20230360 We are standing in the grassy plaza in historic Mesilla, population 1,780, just four miles from downtown Las Cruces....
ColumnsHit the RoadScottsdale trying to honor past and ‘be as contemporary as possible’E'Louise OndashMay 24, 2023 May 24, 20230217 The one-square-mile Old Town Scottsdale of today is divided into nine themed districts....
ColumnsHit the RoadWorldWhen not enjoying great outdoors, Scottsdale-area museums worth a visitE'Louise OndashMay 8, 2023May 8, 2023 May 8, 2023May 8, 20230255 Arizona’s big draw in the spring is undoubtedly the great outdoors, but when it’s time to take refuge from the sun, three Scottsdale-area museums will...
ColumnsHit the RoadWorldTonto National Forest’s exquisite vistas found off the beaten pathE'Louise OndashApril 17, 2023 April 17, 20230260 I’ve got a death grip on the seat in front of me as our well-worn Hummer bumps and twists over a sandy trail that loops...
ColumnsHit the Road‘We are all artists’: WNDR Museum relies on visitor inputE'Louise OndashApril 11, 2023 April 11, 20230320 The downtown San Diego venue combines art, technology and the imagination of visitors to provide an encounter that is fun and challenging. ...
ColumnsHit the RoadLaguna Beach, minus the crowdsE'Louise OndashMarch 29, 2023 March 29, 20230685 Attention local SoCals: It’s spring and that means that the beaches are ours....
ColumnsHit the RoadAnza-Borrego blooms in wake of winter rainsE'Louise OndashMarch 21, 2023 March 21, 202301096 Rushing water is not a sound you hear in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Except for this spring....
ColumnsHit the RoadBotanic Garden’s World of Orchids a treat for the sensesE'Louise OndashMarch 14, 2023March 14, 2023 March 14, 2023March 14, 20230374 SDBG has turned 120 species of orchids — 260 plants — into a grand, artistic display pleasing to even those who aren’t flower lovers....