It’s probably best to turn onto Highway 1 and discover the real spirit of California's saltwater people. In no particular order, here are 12 waves from SoCal to NorCal.

This California city is the birthplace of mainland surfing in the United States. Legend has it that in 1885, three Hawaiian princes introduced the sport here — even convincing a lumber mill to ...

Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California, forever in love with the wild coastlines, endless sky, and sunshine.

San Onofre State Beach, Doheny State Beach, Salt Creek Beach, Balboa Beach Pier, Huntington City Beach, Treasure Island Beach, Linda Lane and more make up the best beaches in Orange County.

Californian surfing is so much more than The Beach Boys, Dick Dale and whatever Hollywood expects you to believe. Big Wednesday, Lords of Dogtown and even Fast Times At Ridgemont High might have ...

Since the days of westward expansion, and the manifest destiny that fueled those pioneers in covered wagons, California has been the land of promise, opportunity, and adventure.