I’ll try to make this quick and easy since I imagine you’re probably on your way to the trail now or desperately searching for the Murphy Ranch since its not always obvious how to find it. In short, you need to descend to the canyon floor from the Sullivan Fire Road Trail but keep reading […]
Ever since the movie “Into The Wild” came out Slab City has gained quite a lot of popularity. The movie has put this little corner of the southern California desert on the map and into the minds of a global audience. Although Slab City still keeps much of its original “charm”, its now not uncommon […]
Located on the south side of the Los Padres National Forest is the Sespe River Trail. From the trailhead at Piedra Blanca its a 10 mile hike to Willett Springs where you can swim in the hot springs. If you want to go even further its about another 5 miles to Sespe Hot Springs. This […]
Every now and then it will come up in conversation that I’ve spent some time (during my late 20’s) living in a hippie commune. Okay not just one, but two hippie communes. It was never something I planned on doing, but in my desperate attempt to find affordable accommodation in those “fun” and “cool” areas […]
It has been almost a half century since 1967 when the “Summer of Love” exploded in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury district. It became the epicenter of the counter culture of Hippies, Free Love and lots of illegal drugs. I was in my mid-teens and witnessed the tsunami of “Flower Children” first-hand as they inundated the […]
People travel to Oakland for sporting events, to visit family, for work or even as a day trip from San Francisco. Oakland is right over the Bay Bridge. So whatever the reason, if you are ever in the area, here are 5 things to do in Oakland: 1: Piedmont: Visit Piedmont Avenue. Piedmont is a […]
Tijuana, once a mecca for under age college students, is now just a shadow of its former glory. As recent as the mid 2000’s, Tijuana was a place where southern California college students could easily road trip across the border and drink (and get over-the-counter drugs) legally. However, over the last decade, due to security […]
Welcome to Mount Baldy! Is it a tiny cluster of hiking trails, a full on resort area, or a remote community of mountain hillbillies living on the fringe of Los Angeles? In reality, it may be a little of all three, but technically Mount Baldy is a recreational area located on the southern edge of […]
Yes, Venice Beach, California does actually have canals! Surprisingly this unique little corner of Los Angeles is often overlooked or forgotten by tourists but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth a visit. This 200 meter x 200 meter square of paradise usually gets over shadowed by the chaos of the Venice Beach Boardwalk and the […]
