Special Report By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate View from a trail in Topanga State Park. All photos courtesy Linda Ballou. Living in Topanga Canyon is as far outside of Los Angeles as you can get without leaving the metropolis. Nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains, and the largest urban preserve in the […]
By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate A panoramic vista view of Big Sur from Highway 1. Linda Ballou photo A moisture-laden, bone chilling wind funneled up from the canyon as I stood on a vista point on California’s Highway 1, aka the Pacific Coast Highway or PCH. The aquamarine sea laced in frilly white, […]
By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Overview of the Willamette River as viewed from Corvallis. Photo courtesy of Linda Ballou Nestled in the heart of the fertile Willamette Valley, Corvallis, Oregon is located just forty-five minutes from the Oregon coast. It enjoys mild temperatures year-round, without the dense fog and blustery winds of typical […]
