The calendar says winter, but the struggle to find spaces at summer campsites has already begun — especially at California state park system’s most popular campgrounds, where most booking begins …
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As a kid born and raised in Southern California, the idea of autumn leaves and winter snow were novelties. Though just a three-hour drive from my family’s town, the wooded …
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Richard Marx
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRichard Marx keeps circling back to one word during our interview: elegance. The descriptor works for the artist’s latest album, “After Hours,” a collection of originals and standards that sees …
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I’m a writer. How could I misread my bibliophile girlfriend so badly?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen I ask my girlfriend about the book she’s reading, it’s a given I’ll spend the next couple of minutes in utter confusion. Yesterday Ami responded to my query by …
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Growing up, Daniel Connell loved bicycling on streets near his home in Cheviot Hills. In college, he began camping. But it wasn’t until he combined the two that his adventures …
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Yosemite ditches reservations for ‘firefall.’ Here’s what to know
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesYosemite’s firefall — the winter convergence of sunbeams and falling water that has drawn growing crowds to the national park’s Horsetail Falls — will be different this year. At least …
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Several hiking trails near L.A. reopen a year after the Eaton fire
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI screamed in glee on Monday when I spotted the smooth rock that forms a natural waterslide just off the Dawn Mine Trail north of Altadena. Water rushed into a …
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This hot, dry weather could spell doom for a 2026 superbloom
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWildflower expert Naomi Fraga was excited about the prospect of an extraordinary bloom this spring, after a winter of near record rainfall, but this week’s unseasonably hot, dry weather has …
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My gym knows when I’m on my period. Why ‘cycle syncing’ workouts are rising in L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesI was holding onto the barre, trying to keep my heels together in first position, but my legs were shaking. This wasn’t supposed to be so hard — especially for …
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Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is turning back the clock. In a shift from its original ambitions, the land will no longer be primarily set in the time period of …