My Weekend Pleasures Around LA Without Crowds shows that if there is a silver...

When I arrived in Los Angeles I loved the ability to see rolling hills and beauty rising up into the sky.

Heisler Park in Laguna Beach, California is a perfect stop along the Pacific Coast Highway. It's a perfect mix of tropical and wild beach. If you want to truly appreciate how beautiful a beach can be, visit it early in the spring, after a rare Southern California dark and cloudy sky. Any beach can look appealing in bright sunshine and blue skies. For the wanderer that seeks raw and wild beauty where ocean touches the land, this is where you go.

The energy of Cirque Du Soleil Mystere left me feeling like I was a little kid, being pushed on the swings higher and higher.  The sense of intimidation at first, soon turning into exhilaration.

I never thought I would be hunting Thomas Dambo's famous giant wooden trolls in a forest, but here I am.