Drive along California's iconic coastline, exploring its scenic beauty, maritime history, unique communities, and vibrant ocean culture.
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Eight Hundred Miles of Shifting Shore
This series, Coastal Roads and Ocean Stories, traces California's Pacific edge — eight hundred forty miles of coastline that never quite stays the same.
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How Hawaii Gave California Its Waves
In 1885, three Hawaiian princes studying in Santa Cruz grabbed redwood planks and rode the waves at the San Lorenzo River mouth — the first documented surfing on the…
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Keepers of the California Coast Light
Point Reyes Lighthouse sits at the windiest and foggiest point on the entire Pacific coast, which is exactly why it was built there in 1870.
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Building a Road on the Edge
Highway 1 through Big Sur required nineteen years to build.
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Where Ships Built California's Gateway Cities
Monterey served as the capital of California under both Spanish and Mexican rule, largely because its crescent-shaped bay offered one of the few protected anchorages…
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California's Ocean Guardians Fight Back
In 1969, an oil platform six miles off Santa Barbara ruptured, spilling over three million gallons of crude into the Pacific.
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