In My Father’s Footsteps: Hiking Yosemite’s Half Dome
by Drake Lucas

The granite steps to Half Dome proved a way to weed out hikers who had already put in six hours on a steadily climbing trail. Some weren’t even steps, just slabs of rock to scramble up. Read more >>

The Magic of Esalen
by Susan Norton

Somehow, I missed the 60’s. Perhaps, I was just too busy pursuing other interests, such as bee hive hairdos, hot pants and the pursuit for a perfect husband to have the time or inclination to delve any deeper into my self awareness than a full length mirror would provide. Read more >>

Canyon Ranch Spa Experience
by Annette I.

Not long ago, a knee injury on top of a particularly challenging consulting assignment left me overwrought and stressed out! It was then that I found out spa vacations offered secret weapons against the pressures of home, office… Read more >>