Play on a warm beach. Dive into the Pacific without a wetsuit. Explore an exotic and mostly uninhabited island without flying to Hawaii. My husband and I did all that and more on a Southern California ...

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Of the eight Channel Islands flanking our Southern California coast, it’s the northern ones, like Santa Cruz and Anacapa Island, that get the most attention from adventurous hikers. But there’s a ...

The paddlers formed a circle in the middle of the ocean, halfway between Catalina Island and Huntington Beach, to take a moment to reflect. Each of the 35 people making the crossing had brought a rock ...

The Catalina Zip Line Eco Tour is operated by the Catalina Island Company and is an exhilarating adventure that lets you soar through natural beauty while learning about the island's ecosystem. It's a ...

A 32-mile paddle from Catalina Island to the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier sounds intense. It was just that Wednesday for veterans, first responders and lifeguards who participated in an ...