Alexandra Gillespie is a freelance journalist who covers scuba diving, underwater wildlife, and travel. Her work has appeared in media outlets including Outside, National Geographic, Scuba Diving, and ...

Of the eight Channel Islands flanking our Southern California coast, it’s the northern ones, like Santa Cruz and Anacapa Island, that get the most attention from adventurous hikers. But there’s a ...

As you relax on the sugar-white sand somewhere along the 9-mile stretch of St. George Island beach along Florida's Gulf of Mexico, you can rest assured you are lying on the best beach in the United ...