December 2017 Blog Posts (3)

Newport Beach to San Clemente: Hiking Inn to Inn from Malibu to Mexico

This moderate four-day, 27.3-mile walkabout hikes some of the most alluring swimming and surfing beaches in the world as well as rugged rocky shores under steep cliffs that you will share with sea birds, seals, and dolphins. You may want to pause from hiking each day…

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Added by Tom Courtney on December 6, 2017 at 2:19pm — 7 Comments

Walkabout the Monterey Bay

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”

~ Gandhi

Who has stood on a beach that stretches all the way to the horizon and not felt a primal longing to walk, perhaps all day, to see how far it goes, to…

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Added by Tom Courtney on December 6, 2017 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

Natural Bridges Monarch Butterfly Preserve

They fly 2,000 miles to return to their winter home. When the temperature dips below 55, they gather in pulsating clusters, clinging to eucalyptus branches, their feet intertwined. The day warms, and sunlight falls on a cluster. They burst forth, a fluttering orange and black cloud.