California Beaches Blog

How do you know it is spring in Newport Beach? There are many clues, including the fact that the Newport Beach Ferry system is running three ferries. Normally you’ll see two during the winter. They flatbed passenger craft pass each other in the bay, transporting people and cars between Balboa Peninsula and Balboa Island. But [...]

I went to the Santa Ana Zoo today, looking for the bears. “They haven’t been here since the 80’s,” somebody told me. “You need to visit more often.”
That’s absolutely true. What I discovered simply floored me. The Santa Ana Zoo, once a nice place to drop by for a picnic in Prentice Park,  has grown [...]