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It’s no secret that San Franciscans pine for a real summer. Granted, we do tend to get a few hot days in September and October—but assuming you can’t wait that long, Palm Springs is barely two hours away. Once you... Read More»
The new Inn at the Presidio opened last month, reversing a long history of the park’s rebuffing similar attempts by other hotels. Turns out, it wasn’t new businesses that were the problem; it was new buildings (hence... Read More»
On just another day skiing with the boys, Andy Wirth, CEO of Squaw Valley, noticed the hot cup of Starbucks steaming from the glove of pro skier JT Holmes, when a light bulb went off: “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a... Read More»
If it’s happened once, it’s happened a hundred times: Wandering from winery to winery up Highway 29, you forget about food. Then the munchies strike and you pull over at the nearest roadside store, only to wind up... Read More»
If I didn’t know better, my view from high atop the Shelf Road bluffs could easily be of the Loire Valley. Instead, it’s Ojai, a small town 40 miles southeast of Santa Barbara. Ojai’s reputation... Read More»
For all the outdoor adventuring and camping I’d done, I’d never set foot in a yurt—until I caught wind of a new development at the verdant and under-the-radar Mount Madonna County Park. Since last summer, the park... Read More»
The Pinnacles seem like a legend—could this exotic jumble of minarets, said to be hidden among the rolling hills between Salinas and nowhere, really exist? Ask any Bay Area native and he’ll say, “Yeah, I’ve... Read More»
The fresh-out-of-the-water oysters and salt air of Tomales Bay are rarely enough to lure me an hour’s drive north, since our own bay is just a stone’s throw from my city apartment. But this year’s word that... Read More»
BIG SUR: $275 AND UP (and up and up) THE BIG SPENDER'S BREAKDOWN: Ventana vs. Post Ranch Unless you've stayed at these two grandes dames of big sur, you probably have only a vague notion of what they are... Read More»
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