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Santa Barbara County boasts that winning combination of limited development and lots of mountainous protected open space, perfect for looking at the dark skies.
If there was any confusion about whether or not the nation's national parks were open for business during the government shutdown, this is a clear answer.
For one of the nation's most popular parks, it's an especially sobering time.
The National Park Service is keeping a chipper face, but behind the scenes, it is preparing to close over 400 units across the country.
The heavy rains that hit parts of the desert in recent weeks have created a spectacle that doesn't happen every year: a fall blooming season in the Joshua Tree National Park.
Apples are something you see year-round in the store, but nothing is quite like taking a bite into a freshly picked apple.
Don't miss out on all the mellow charm this down-to-earth beach city has to offer.
Urban lights have encroached on the county's dark skies since the mid-20th Century, but there are still a lot of stars to gaze at -- enough that some locales are home to astro-tourism businesses.
It's not even officially fall yet and more reports of fall color peaking in the Eastern Sierra are coming in.
The town is composed of cottages -- the bulk of them pastel-colored and adorned with wooden plaques.
We checked in on the recent fall color reports and they were spot on. But there's a lot more to come—and fast!
Fall color blogger John Poimiroo has issued the first "Go Now!" alerts of the season.