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The signs are there: the green hills are fading softly to brown. The trails in Santa Teresa County Park are exposed and best explored during...

I was itching for a long bike ride. A long, slow bike ride, playing amateur naturalist along the way. I didn't intend to visit the rooke...

I'd never really considered spending an entire day (or close to it) at the Monterey Bay Aquarium —until today. A good friend had family ...

One of our hiking buddies proposed a walk through an open space preserve that was unfamiliar to me: Glenwood . It seemed that most of our re...

Around this time of year, for many years, teams have assembled to survey the wildflowers blooming in particular sections of the Sierra Azul ...

For many years I've heard the buzz about a huge cycling festival, the Sea Otter Classic , held annually in the Monterey area. But I was ...

I was planning to bike—not hike—today. But then I was jarred this morning by the unexpected, and very sad news, that a friend's husband ...