My maternal grandparents were from Vitina, a small town in what is now considered the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their last name, Majich, didn’t speak to any particular region; […]…

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the […]…

Not a pickle. Not a weed. This edible succulent is a tasty wetland treat. It was used by our first Native American residents, the Ohlone, to spice and flavor their […]…

This historic World War 1 era concrete ship sits offshore at Seacliff Beach in Aptos. She was built as an oil tanker for that war effort but never saw services. In […]…

With some of the highest dunes along the coast, the views from Marina State Beach are endlessly awe-inspiring.…

What would we do without color in our world? Life would be so drab. So, it’s fortunate that we are surrounded here on the Central Coast by nature’s best palette […]…

The San Andreas Fault, considered to be the most famous fault in the world, extends for about 800 miles through California – a big chunk of it runs right through […]…

Geologists love this city – it’s got creep. Fault creep that is. They bring their creepmeters … yes, that’s what they’re called … to measure just how much the town,…

J. Ernst Steinbeck, father of novelist John Steinbeck, was the first agent for SP Milling Company which operated a warehouse and flour mill in King City in the late 1800s; […]…

In 1919, an article in the Los Angeles Times called Pebble Beach’s 17-Mile Drive one of the “great wonders of the world.” Close to 100 years later, its spectacular beauty […]…