One of the best things about LA is how easy it is to get the hell out of it. That’s not to say I dislike the city—I deeply love it, warts and all—but there is an undeniable relief when you crest the ...

There’s a certain kind of quiet thrill that comes from rounding a curve on California’s Highway 1 and seeing the Pacific stretch endlessly beside you. That moment, when the wind-whipped cliffs, the ...

After three years of closure, the coastal route all the way through the Big Sur region is open once more. Here’s what you’ve been missing.

LOS ANGELES — Sometimes, the best place you can go is a dead end. Especially when that dead end is surrounded by crashing surf on empty beaches, dramatic cliffs and lonely trails through forests thick ...

Another year, another summer of the same closure on Highway 1 near Big Sur, meaning you still can’t drive all the way from San Francisco to Los Angeles along this iconic stretch of California coast.

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