Santa Cruz Island is just about 23 miles off the coast of Ventura, California and accessible by boat. Island Packers is the National Park Service concessionaire who offers daily service to the islands. With the recent rainstorms in southern California, the Channel Islands are alive with waterfalls and blooming flowers. Hiking through the islands allows... Continue Reading →
Cleveland offers a little bit of everything: scenic beauty, rock and roll, history, sports, and fine museums. I had the opportunity to travel to Cleveland for a three day weekender with my son, and we had the opportunity to see a lot in those three days. It was the first time there for both of... Continue Reading →
The summer months often bring temperatures of 100 plus degrees to the deserts of the southwest. All too often we hear of lost hikers, heat stroke, or other heat related ailments from hiking and recreation in the desert. Recently, search crews worked for over a week and a half to find two missing hikers in... Continue Reading →
