Sespe Creek has miraculously survived the hell-bent development of the last half-century and is now the last river in southern California not shackled by dams or concrete channels. Not that it hasn’t ...

Reporting from The Sespe Wilderness — From the rock layer beneath the Los Padres National Forest, several hot springs bubble to the surface. But the Sespe Hot Springs, in the heart of the Sespe ...

There’s allure to the idea of a six-day backpack trek through the wilderness, particularly the chance to trade my unending barrage of emails and deadlines for the simple-sounding goal of walking from ...

THE SESPE WILDERNESS — From the rock layer beneath the Los Padres National Forest, several hot springs bubble to the surface. But the Sespe Hot Springs, in the heart of the Sespe Wilderness, have a ...

My hiking colleague and I planned a backcountry hike up Figueroa Mountain on July 9, but part of Soxtonocmu (Figueroa) was already ablaze in the ever-growing Lake Fire. We immediately pivoted to ...

Despite efforts to resuscitate him, a man pulled from the Sespe Creek in Fillmore was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. James Sullivan ...

The continental jump to California marks an exciting new chapter in Campbell's career and illustrates the ambition of an emerging American craft spirits producer both in the United States and globally ...

Mother Nature often tricks us by luring us into her sweet and cloying embrace — then by swiftly changing her raiment she chokes the spirit and torques the body. In early October, I set off for Piedra ...

The patient — an 80-pound Rottweiler named Lusha — was miles up a backcountry trail north of Ojai when a rescue crew set out Friday morning. Lusha, 8, of Marina Del Rey, had injured her paw and was ...