If a human sees an estimated 25 million images in an average lifetime, iconic wildlife photographer Frans Lanting has probably seen double that. Lanting, known worldwide, lives quietly just outside of Santa Cruz with his partner in life and work, Chris Eckstrom. They've spent decades traversing the globe for National Geographic, and spend much of their "free time" leading … [Read more...] about Monterey Bay Life
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High-Speed Hospitality
Laguna Seca Team Revs Up for Success
On a sun-drenched stretch of the peninsula, just a few miles inland of the Monterey Bay, sits one of the country's most famous road courses and its history is everything one would expect from a race track sitting just a stone's throw from one of the country's most famous car events. Laguna Seca, or more officially, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, was built back in the 1950s … [Read more...] about High-Speed Hospitality
American Legend
The Extraordinary Achievements of Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood has worked as an actor, producer, director and composer on well over 100 films and television shows, for which he has received countless honors, including four Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. He's also a conservationist in his beloved Carmel, putting up significant funds to preserve open space and to keep the historic Mission Ranch, a hotel and … [Read more...] about American Legend
In it to Win it
Phil Mickelson Aims to Take 50 PGA Tournaments
With his victory at the 2019 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Phil Mickelson made official what has long been obvious: he is Mr. Pebble Beach. The win was the 44th of his Hall of Fame career and fifth at Pebble Beach; no one has ever won more times on American golf's grandest stage. Each victory helps mark the passage of time. Mickelson took his first Clambake in 1998, as a … [Read more...] about In it to Win it
In the Groove
The Cinematic Side of Bassist Kyle Eastwood
In the mid-1960s, the sons of two of Hollywood's biggest stars teamed up to form a pop band, eponymously named "Dino, Desi and Billy." Dino's father was Rat Packer Dean Martin; Desi was the son of "I Love Lucy's" Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball (he played Little Ricky as a child on the show). Billy was a buddy with no show biz bona fides. The boys made no attempt to distance … [Read more...] about In the Groove