Take an LA day trip to Solvang If you are looking to really feel like you are escaping Los Angeles. The picturesque Danish village is right of out a fairy tale storybook and the beautiful scenic drive through mountains will transport you into another land.

As many of you are already aware, I recently relocated from Chicago to Southern...

The chance to hike Walden Woods where Henry David Thoreau wandered every morning, to dip my toes into Thoreau's own pond and see the actual site of his cabin where he wrote his philosophies that continue to inspire wanderers, travelers, humanitarians.  To see a place that both inspired and reflected his sense of simplicity, appreciation, gratitude, and kindness.

It's about a three-hour drive out to Twenty-nine Palms, but with 24 hours notice that...

Not many people realized Hetchy Hetchy is another option when visiting Yosemite National Park....