Winter is here and the waves are firing. Get yourself or the surfer in your life geared up with the best of the best this holiday season.

There’s something magical about a great college town, a mix of youthful energy, cultural curiosity, and the kind of ...

A Journey to the Earth’s Last Wild Coasts is both a visual feast and a moral appeal – a large-format book filled with ...

Whether you want actual snow or not, here are expert tips to make your cold-weather camping trip memorable — plus five great ...

Four people are confirmed dead in Jamaica while at least 20 others have died in Haiti in flooding as a result of Hurricane Melissa The hurricane made landfall on Tuesday as a category five storm in ...

In our latest Reality Check, The Tribune looks into what's been happening with the much-loved - and oft-maligned - economic center of the city.

Bodega Head, a rocky peninsula that juts into the Pacific, offers trails with sweeping views and prime whale-watching spots during migration seasons. Doran Beach stretches along a protective spit of ...

California has a way of hiding its best treasures in plain sight, and Fort Ord Dunes State Park in Marina might just be the golden state’s best-kept secret. You know how sometimes the most amazing ...

A Santa Cruz surfer duo appeared on "Shark Tank" Wednesday night hoping to make a deal with investors. They went home with a ...

One of two surfers rescued at The Hook in Capitola in early November has died, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s ...

SANTA CRUZ — For years, the San Lorenzo River mouth surf break in Santa Cruz has been celebrated by local surfers and history buffs as the location where surfing was first introduced to the ...

A surfer was rescued in Santa Cruz County Wednesday morning after being knocked unconscious in the pounding surf during a strong storm that was battering the region with rain, high winds, and ...