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3 weeks ago | 
independent.com | Chuck Graham
It was a stunner of a clear day as I kayaked around Fraser Point on the rugged northwest fringe of Santa Cruz Island. And like other paddling excursions I’ve completed around the largest isle off the California coast, it usually includes paddling to and around Santa Rosa Island. There’s a lot of reliable island topography that assists in navigating the Santa Cruz Passage; the long gritty finger of Skunk Point and the daunting, wave-battered cliffs of Carrington Point come to mind.
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3 weeks ago | 
coastalview.com | Chuck Graham
They were foraging on a steep, crumbly scree slope in the Sespe Wilderness. Fourteen desert bighorn sheep were browsing on holly, prickly pear, chamise and other backcountry flora, while traversing the higher reaches of the Los Padres National Forest. Historically, the Sespe Wilderness has been the westernmost region in the desert bighorn sheep’s range.
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1 month ago | 
montecitojournal.net | Chuck Graham
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1 month ago | 
alomagazine.com | Chuck Graham |Gayane Petrosyan |Michael Lloyd |SLO-cationBy Chuck Graham
There’s a particular kind of magic that exists in women who don’t just chase success—but redefine it. Some do it with words, others with numbers, some with science, and others with art. But they all do it with an unshakable belief that the world is theirs to shape. This Women’s Month, we celebrate six extraordinary women who have left their fingerprints on history in ways that go beyond titles and accolades. They are thinkers, creators, changemakers.
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1 month ago | 
alomagazine.com | Chuck Graham |Gayane Petrosyan |Michael Lloyd |SLO-cationBy Chuck Graham
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1 month ago | 
coastalview.com | Chuck Graham
Birth. Your first moments, first breaths on Mother Earth. Most likely you’re instantly cared for. You’re cleaned up, kept warm and you’re nursing. However, don’t tell a newborn northern elephant seal that their survival is always on display at the Piedras Blancas rookery above San Simeon, California. Just imagine emerging from your mother’s womb, and you’re instantly deposited in wet, gritty sand to start day one of your aquatic life.
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1 month ago | 
independent.com | Chuck Graham
The all-white orca kept pace with its swift-swimming mom, hugging her left flank in the East Santa Barbara Channel. The unusual-looking orca was known as Frosty, and it was just 2 years old at the time, in December 2021. There were members from three different orca pods congregating in the channel that late afternoon. Everyone on the Island Packers ferry got a great look at orca behavior, from mating and frolicking to hunting and socializing.
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1 month ago | 
alomagazine.com | Chuck Graham |Gayane Petrosyan |Michael Lloyd |SLO-cationBy Chuck Graham
There are places on this earth that seem almost too cinematic to be real—landscapes that evoke myth, legend, and distant galaxies. One such place is Jordan’s Wadi Rum, a desert so otherworldly that it has become Hollywood’s portal to the past, the future, and everything in between.
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1 month ago | 
alomagazine.com | Chuck Graham |Gayane Petrosyan |Michael Lloyd |SLO-cationBy Chuck Graham
How One Irresistible Dessert is Reshaping Global Tastes What started as a local delicacy at Fix Dessert Chocolatier in Dubai has transformed into an international sensation, redefining the way we indulge in chocolate. In a world where food trends spread like wildfire, few have captured the imagination and taste buds of the masses quite like the ‘Dubai Chocolate’ bar.
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1 month ago | 
montecitojournal.net | Chuck Graham
The limestone monolith towered above Shasta Lake within the Trinity Alps National Forest. Naturally carved within its mighty limestone crags was one of the biggest cave systems in the U.S.We boarded a small boat and easily motored across to the other side of shimmering Shasta Lake. A solitary bald eagle roosted atop a gnarled snag.
