Since the days of westward expansion, and the manifest destiny that fueled those pioneers in covered wagons, California has been the land of promise, opportunity, and adventure. While today, the ...

This excellent stretch of California coastline is home to some of the best surfing in the country and a campground that puts ...

You can’t tell the story of Los Angeles without the Pacific Ocean as a main character. This quintessential coastline is as ...

Fall is here. The water's cooling off, but it still retains a few hints of that summer warmth. October is one of the best months to be a surfer in the northern hemisphere. Swells out of the Pacific ...

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.-Naval Base Ventura County opens it's gates to the public one weekend a year for a special event. It's called the Point Mugu Surf Contest. During the final heats on Sunday a pod ...

A day after graduating high school in 1972, 17-year-old Brad Gessner packed up his Chevy van and drove out to Encinitas from Texas, following his California surfing dreams. An early pioneer of van ...

History is repeating itself, West Coast surfers. For the third winter in a row, the North Pacific’s going on a heck of a run leading up to New Year’s. A series of quality NW swells are due for ...