the nature-worshiping, fun-loving adventurer’s guide
A 2.5-mile bike and pedestrian path skirting the cliffs.
Why bodysurfing is making a comeback.
Santa Cruz surfer Shaun “Burnsy” Burns faces the world at this year's O'Neill Coldwater Classic.
Okay, this is weird—according to Outside Magazine my beloved former hometown has become the Surf City of the Rocky Mountain West.
TechnoButter 2 sounds like something you might get covered in at a rave. It’s not.
The women's surf contest, coming to Capitola on April 12, pays tribute to the late beloved Pleasure Point surfer Zeuf Hesson.
A surf lesson with Hawaii-born surf instructor Nina Ke'alohi Dodge gets students in touch with the power of the ocean.
Mavericks is on for this Friday, and it's the best winter weather Santa Cruz has seen in a long time. What does that spell? Out-of-town guests, that's what.
Friday could bring the biggest big-wave event in years.
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