Allan Peterson and the Reader
The story of I-15, what DNA tells us, San Diego freeway landscaping, Old Town man tells of WWII massacre, San Marcos schools, men and their frisbees
Allan Peterson 8:30 a.m., June 15
Northern California
Fort Bragg's Glass Beach
City dump to sea glass wonder on the Northern California coast.
Glass Beach near Fort Bragg, in northern California, is a literal example of the power of nature to transform trash into treasure. In the late afternoon sun with the waves gently lapping on shore, I ...
The Birds of Bodega, CA
Hitchcock's film legacy endures in two tiny Northern California coastal towns.
In 1963 the smash-hit movie The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, terrified film audiences and was the talk of the town for months after its opening. The story of a small California town under siege ...
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- San Diego Beer News
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Belching Beaver getting big
Six-packs, sours, and a full restaurant in the works
Belching Beaver Brewing has been in serious expansion mode this spring. In March, the company more than quadrupled its capacity by moving in to a 30-barrel production brewery in Oceanside. Meanwhile, its original 15-barrel Vista ...
Earthquake '14
Brown declares state of emergency in Napa
Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for southern Napa today (Aug. 24). A temblor registering 6.0 hit at 3:20 this morning. Power has been knocked out to thousands of people in the area. ...
Cole Valley, San Francisco
Visiting the Haight? Check out nearby Cole Valley.
Several months ago Kay and I enjoyed several days in Haight-Ashbury – prior to my fortuitous discovery of nearby Cole Valley. We had been kicking back at the no-frills, creaky Red Victorian Hotel on bustling ...
Discovering San Francisco's City Hall
One of SF's less-touristed treasures.
There are the usual San Francisco tourism sites: the Golden Gate, Lombard Street, Chinatown, etc. There are my favorites: the Palace of the Legion of Honor, Museum of Modern Art and de Young Museum. And ...
Winter skiing's finally on in the Eastern Sierras
The Pineapple Express has been dumping snow the past two weeks.
Just when SoCal skiers and snowboarders thought winter would never come, the Pineapple Express has opened up and is dumping tons of snow on Mammoth and June Mountain. The weather phenomenon picks up moisture-laden air ...
Bailing out the last frontier
There’s been a lot of talk about the northern part of California breaking away from its nether regions to form one or more new states. Last September, before a standing-room-only crowd of 40, Modoc County ...
Hunting big trees in California
From Western Sierra sequoias to Humboldt redwoods.
With its varied climates, landscapes and ecosystems, California is a one-of-a-kind state. When European settlers first arrived here, one of the signs of this uniqueness they discovered were the mammoth trees of California, the sequoia ...
Locke – CA's last Chinese town
This Central Valley community recalls the days of Steinbeck.
The houses slant sideways and the opium dens are gone, but Locke, California, takes visitors back more than 90 years to a unique Chinese farming community. Thanks to the work of a few locals with ...
Manzanar National Historic Site, CA
Thousands of Japanese-Americans were interned here during World War II.
When I arrived in Lone Pine, that sweet little town at the foot of the Sierra Nevadas, I planned to make a documentary about mountain climbing. I would try to climb Mt. Whitney, and I ...
How to survive Yosemite in July
Get off the tourist track and head for the High Country.
With limited free time and a bucket list growing by the day, a return trip to Yosemite National Park had been on the cards for a while, but sadly the only weekend we could spare ...
Behind the redwood curtain: Humboldt County
A world – and 10-12 hours – away from SoCal freeways.
Northern California doesn't begin with San Francisco, at least not to Humboldt County residents. It's not really a particular city that marks the split between north and south, but a vast stretch of forest – ...
Eastern Sierra trout bite is on
Plenty of angling in the June Lake Loop.
Fish on! That’s usually a term used by deep-sea fisherman when they get a big bite, but also best describes the fishing frenzy going on now in the Eastern Sierras. The 2013 season trout opener ...
Escape to Muir Beach
This easy SF getaway offers redwoods and great coastal hikes.
The quiet shoreline of Muir Beach is set among centuries-old redwoods on a remote stretch of Northern California coast. You'll feel a million miles away from the hustle and bustle of nearby San Francisco. At ...
