While working on a new book about California’s Central Coast, I recently visited Cachuma Lake in Santa Barbara’s Santa Ynez Valley and stayed in a lakefront yurt. It’s an idyllic spot tucked along Highway 154, one of the prettiest drives in California.
Here’s a link to the story I wrote for Sunday’s LA Times Travel Section, which also ran this photo gallery and handy info guide, too.
This summer I’ll be spending more time in Central California and also am looking forward to the release of my newest book, The Wonder Years: Portraits of Athletes Who Never Slow Down, which is being published by Chronicle Books.
The book is a collection of stories and stunning photographs by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Rick Rickman (my co-author), who has been the official photographer for the National Senior Games for many years. The Senior Games arrive on the West Coast for this first time Aug. 1-15 and will be held on the Stanford University campus. You can read an excerpt from The Wonder Years here.
