SOCIAL DISTANCING
The blooms in California’s poppy and wildflower fields have started, making some nervous that even a fraction of last year’s crowds could be a major problem.
Winston Ross is a freelance journalist based in Portland, Oregon.
CONUNDRUM
A lot of people are dreaming right now of escaping to the mountains or by the lake, but for some that may be their only option.
HIT THE ROAD
The road trip ranks among America’s finest, as long as travelers follow a single, vital rule: treat the interstates like magma.
ROOM KEY
If you still needed proof that millennials are an economic force, look no further than the Woodlark, whose design candy lobby regularly lures the would-be Instafamous.
MEMORY LANE
I expected Baja to feel different, after 20 years, and it does. More polished, more developed, more fancy food. But in the ways that matter, it felt the same.
JUST DON’T
About a dozen people die each year in the park, and while that’s a small number compared to overall visitors, there are ways to make sure you don’t become one of those fatalities.
BIG SPENDER
After selling his wine label for hundreds of millions, David Phinney wants to turn Mare Island into a booze-soaked SF getaway. Can he pull it off, or is it more Bay Area hubris?
DEATH WISH
Hawaii’s Kalalau Trail has cost a number of determined hikers their lives over the years, but the breathtaking vistas and pristine nature make it irresistible.
FLEETING
The ‘jewel of the Magdalena’ is one of the last wild rivers in Antioquia, crackling through steep, wild canyon walls, with a ride that ends near a former hideout of Pablo Escobar.
DANGER AHEAD
From Japan to Mozambique, many of the world’s rail systems have ‘positive train control’—except the United States.
