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TITUS CANYON: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
Death Valley National Park’s most popular back-country road travels along 27 miles of high mountain peaks and a deep narrow gorge cut into the steep face of the Grapevine Mountains. Titus Canyon has...
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BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER: BEHIND THE SCENES
The longest running puppet theater in the United States is holding on by a string but the curtain on this Los Angeles Historic-Cultural landmark has yet to close and continues to entertain audiences of...
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SAND CANYON: HIGHWAY 395
This Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) contains one of the longest stretches of riparian woodland in the Eastern Sierra, provides sanctuary to over 100 species of birds, is the site of a...
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LITTLE/BIG CALIENTE HOT SPRINGS: LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST
Located 26 miles north of Santa Barbara, CA, Little Caliente & Big Caliente are two separate natural hot spring areas within the Los Padres National Forest. On a recent trip through Montecito and...
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OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH: MONTECITO, CA
Popularly known as “the Little Church of the Fathers,” this 160-year-old parish is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Montecito, CA (sorry Oprah). I’m not sure where my love of churches came...
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TUTTLE CREEK ASHRAM: EASTERN SIERRA
Located 7,600 feet high up in a glacier carved canyon in the Eastern Sierra, sits a 2,000 square-foot stone building built by a philosopher, his wife, and their followers over a twenty year period....
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SANTA BARBARA AUTOCAMP
Vintage meets modern at this urban Airstream lodging experience tucked inside an old roadside trailer park that’s been operating continuously since 1922. Santa Barbara used to be my playground when I...
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MONSTERPALOOZA 2016: THE ART OF MONSTERS
The mega-monster convention that goes behind the scenes to highlight the creature creators who bring horror to life. You wanna know a little secret? I love monsters! Always have, always will. So when I...
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SOYLENT ANNOYMENT
When the CEO from LA based meal-replacement startup Soylent, decided to plop a red shipping container on top of a Northeast LA hilltop that’s cherished for its open space, not everyone was welcoming....
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MONARCH BUTTERFLY GROVE: PISMO STATE BEACH
One of the best spots to witness the magnificent Monarch Butterfly is along this stretch of California’s Central Coast. The monarchs start arriving at the grove in late October and spend the winter...
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HIKING MILLNER CREEK: WHITE MOUNTAINS, CA
Located 20 miles north of Bishop, CA at the base of the White Mountains, water from Millner Creek was once used to power the mining operations of the nearby Champion Sparkplug Mine. The mine and camp...
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SCARE LA 2016: SEASON OF THE WITCH
Premiering in 2013 as the first fan convention dedicated to celebrating Halloween, this year’s event was bigger, better and had more than enough horror and haunts to Scare LA. I attended my first...
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CHAMPION SPARK PLUG MINE: WHITE MOUNTAINS
The Champion Spark Plug mining camp known as Black Eagle, sits 7,550 feet high on the west flank of the White Mountains near Bishop, CA. Mining operations ceased in 1945 but the camp has remained in...
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GUS’S REALLY GOOD FRESH JERKY: HIGHWAY 395
If you’ve ever taken a road trip to Death Valley or California’s Eastern Sierra, you’ve probably driven by this former gas station hawking dried meat treats along Highway 395 in Olancha CA. Hand...
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SEA CAVE KAYAKING: ANACAPA ISLAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
Kayaking through Anacapa Island’s sea caves in Channel Island National Park, one of the most beautiful and least visited National Parks in California. If you’ve been following me for awhile, you’ve...
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RETURN TO OLD DUTCH
There’s something about the Old Dutch Cleanser Mine that keeps me coming back for more. The mine is located in the El Paso Mountain Range off Highway 14 near Burro Schmidt’s infamous tunnel to nowhere....
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VERTICAL MINE SHAFT EXPLORATION: RANDSBURG, CA
On a recent camping and mine exploration trip out near Randsburg, CA, I explored my first vertical shaft which plunged 15 stories deep into the earth. We made our home in an old abandoned mining camp...
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THE GHOST OF LITTLE LAKE, CA: OWENS VALLEY
Established in 1909 as a stop for travelers making their way between Los Angeles and the Eastern Sierra, this roadside settlement once included a store, auto repair shop, gas station, post office and...
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FIG EARTH SUPPLY
Cultivating gardens and community at LA’s first edible-only organic nursery and supply store. It’s rare to come across a neighborhood business as organic as Fig Earth Supply located along N. Figueroa...
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GHOST CAMP[ING] IN THE MOJAVE DESERT: A PHOTO ESSAY
Camping in an old abandoned mining camp near Randsburg, CA. On a recent trip out to the Mojave Desert, my friends and I decided to set up camp in an old abandoned mining ghost camp near Randsburg, CA....
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