TUCSON, Ariz. -- They arrive at the corral each morning wearing boots, hats, sometimes chaps and leather gloves. In the evening, they change into dressy denim vests, fringed jackets and shirts that close with pearly snaps -- creating a Western wear fashion show during cocktail hour in the Dog House Saloon.
AVALON -- The guides who conduct the Skyline Drive Tour of Catalina Island have a well-practiced spiel, and they can lapse into a drone from time to time. But there was nothing robotic about Bruce Poncel's delivery late last spring.
SANTA BARBARA - Half a century ago, when Southern California was in the throes of a post-war real estate boom, the citizens of Santa Barbara recognized a treasure in their possession: beautiful coastal expanses that were infinitely more appealing in their natural state.
