It’s Wednesday afternoon. Low clouds hang over Morro Strand, a three-mile stretch of beach north of Morro Rock. No kids, kites, or...
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Famed 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
The following March, I flew to Anchorage. I’d done my research about the volunteer pilots, nicknamed the Iditarod Air Force (IAF). They...
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Weekend Escape: Rancho de la Osa, Part II
A handful of guests at the dude ranch mount their horses for an afternoon ride. We string out behind Ross Knox (head wrangler) and Colleen...
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Weekend escape: Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone, Part 1
SANTA BARBARA IS MY HAPPY PLACE, A PLACE TO lose myself on the beach boardwalk, breathing briny sea air thick with the caw of gulls. This time...
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Travel: Mount Whitney or Die Part 1
Everyone I talked to, including the guy bagging my groceries, had hiked Mount Whitney, 14,491 feet. Sure, it’s the highest peak in the...
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Behind the Badge: From Abu Dhabi and Back
A few months back I told you about an exciting adventure I was going on to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. I had been...
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