Recommended spaces for the weekends: Los Padres National Forest area (Lopez Canyon) for acorn woodpeckers in the oak forests and the...

Can't get enough. Living on the Central Coast helps.

A modest (half-day) trip up the coast put me on San Rosa Creek Road for about 25 minutes. Lovely backroad that crosses CA 46 and turns...

Staying closer to home, the territory around Los Osos was woth the exploration.

It was a perfect coastal day. The zebra herd at the Hearst Castle was visible. One transaction in Cambria for picnic supplies. Lots of...

On an overcast day, I drove south on CA 1 through Guadalupe to explore roads that headed west towards the coast. Point Sal had a parking...

The trip started with a quick swing by Shandon Chapel which turned out to be the best photography of the trip. The late day included a...

I started early on CA 58. The fog cleared when I reached Shell Creek Road. I headed north to Shandon Chapel, a good destination...

CA high-desert wildflowers this year are less formidable than last, but still pockets exist which made the weekend hunt worthwhile. The...