Living just on the other side of the Santa Cruz Mountains from the beach means I regularly head there for a day in the sand. The best of all worlds is when I can play tourist for a night or two and ...

Four rare Western Santa Cruz Galalapos tortoise hatchlings will go on public view at Philadelphia Zoo starting April 23.

Whether you are looking for a hidden gem with untouched sands or an action-packed watersports haven, Tenerife has a beach for ...

As we scrambled past quarreling sea lions, our guide, a local naturalist named Daniel Sánchez, explained how eons of tectonic movement over a volcanic hot spot ... of Santa Cruz, where we ...

Mickey Clements of Coyote Bait and Tackle in Morgan Hill reported the troll bite has picked up in the main lake with P-Line’s ...

You could do nothing but eat tacos and drink coffee in Santa Cruz and you’d understand why ... spill out to the cobblestoned ...

The cornflower blue sky was clear, and the sapphire-colored sea was remarkably calm as the Island Explorer catamaran set out from Ventura Harbor toward Santa Cruz Island, the largest and most ...

Of course, using up all that brain energy can work up an appetite. And fortunately, long gone are the days of snackless ...

Self-guided tour company Macs Adventure recently reported that solo travel is up nearly 40 percent from last year, with most ...

Upsets have been the hallmark of the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby and, while the Florida Derby and Arkansas Derby didn't ...

Also at potential risk are popular tourist hotspots from Malibu to Santa Barbara’s waterfront, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and a swath of Santa Cruz ... Park and Treasure Island — could see ...