California

La Jolla Sparkles as SoCal’s Riviera
By Brian E. Clark The 360-degree view from Mount Soledad, which rises to a height of 822 feet above La Jolla and is home to a veterans’ memorial, is stunning in its expanse: One a clear day, you can see Orange County to the north. To the south, downtown San Diego and beyond

Experiencing Yosemite and Lake Tahoe with Grand American Adventures
Story and photos by Bart Beeson It’s difficult to truly appreciate the scale and sheerness of Yosemite’s El Capitan monolith until you’re standing right beneath it. The rock wall rises up from the valley with a jarring suddenness. On a recent trip to Yosemite, my first time to the park,