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November 19, 2025

  • Get Out of Town

The Glorious Isolation of Santa Barbara Island

On the smallest of the eight Channel Islands, you really do feel like you're in the middle of the ocean. 4

June 5, 2024

  • Get Out of Town

Santa Rosa Island in One Day

A day trip to Santa Rosa Island involves a lot of sightseeing on the ferry, but there's enough time for a truly lovely hike through unspoiled nature. 4

August 24, 2022

  • Day Trip

Exploring the Sea Caves of Santa Cruz Island

Everything you need to know about the Santa Barbara Adventure Company's terrific kayak tour of Santa Cruz Island.

May 13, 2020

  • Odds & Ends

Did Ellen and Portia Get Cold Feet?

Plus: Channel Islands reopening strategy in the works; house asking for twice the rent it asked for three years ago; new fire restrictions in Los Padres National Forest; Highway 101 median trees cut down; free rocks.

March 17, 2020

  • Odds & Ends

Give Burn Areas a Chance to Dry Out Before You Hike

Plus: City recreation facilities are closed; Lotusland, Riviera Theatre, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art are on hiatus; real-estate agents' caravan is off; Island Packers suspends trips for a while; help spruce up the Sespe Wilderness trails; two recent sales of note.

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