Near the bottom of a shady hillside in Jericho, a lone beech tree stretches high into the canopy, a relic of a bygone forest.

The crown jewel is the Raven Cliff Falls trail, a moderate 4-mile round-trip hike that leads to one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the Southeast. Raven Cliff Falls drops a dramatic 420 feet, ...

Tucked between Oxnard and the endless Pacific Ocean lies Port Hueneme, a coastal sanctuary that somehow remains California’s best-kept secret despite offering everything a beach lover could dream of.