Mike Shedlock kayaks the calm waters of Manly Lake at sunrise in Death Valley. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS
- Robert Gauthier
Park visitors kayak, paddle board and wade knee deep in Lake Manly in Badwater Basin. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Robert Gauthier
Tourists watch from a panga as a gray whale surfaces and spouts a misty jet of vapor at the Laguna Ojo de Liebre (a.k.a. Scammon’s Lagoon) on Jan. 8, 2023, in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Brian van der Brug
A man throughs a trick at the skate park at Venice Beach on April 3, 2024, in Venice, California. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Jason Armond
A man surfs at Venice Beach on April 3, 2024, in Venice, California. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Jason Armond
People enjoy a day at Venice Beach on April 3, 2024, in Venice, California. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Jason Armond
Unique salt structures form in the Badwater Basin at Death Valley National Park where water combines with the natural salt deposits at 282-feet below sea level, as seen in 2014. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Mark Boster
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Vancouver. Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS
- Christopher Reynolds
A rock climber at Hidden Valley campground inside Joshua Tree National Park. Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times/TNS
- Dania Maxwell
Bridalveil Fall and the Merced River April 27, 2023, inside Yosemite National Park. Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/TNS
- Francine Orr
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Mike Shedlock kayaks the calm waters of Manly Lake at sunrise in Death Valley. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS
- Robert Gauthier
Park visitors kayak, paddle board and wade knee deep in Lake Manly in Badwater Basin. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Robert Gauthier
Tourists watch from a panga as a gray whale surfaces and spouts a misty jet of vapor at the Laguna Ojo de Liebre (a.k.a. Scammon’s Lagoon) on Jan. 8, 2023, in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Brian van der Brug
A man throughs a trick at the skate park at Venice Beach on April 3, 2024, in Venice, California. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Jason Armond
A man surfs at Venice Beach on April 3, 2024, in Venice, California. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Jason Armond
People enjoy a day at Venice Beach on April 3, 2024, in Venice, California. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Jason Armond
Unique salt structures form in the Badwater Basin at Death Valley National Park where water combines with the natural salt deposits at 282-feet below sea level, as seen in 2014. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
- Mark Boster
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Vancouver. Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/TNS
- Christopher Reynolds
A rock climber at Hidden Valley campground inside Joshua Tree National Park. Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times/TNS
- Dania Maxwell
Bridalveil Fall and the Merced River April 27, 2023, inside Yosemite National Park. Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/TNS
- Francine Orr
LOS ANGELES — I couldn’t help it. In the course of scouting out great adventures for West Coast 101 — our new guide to essential destinations in Baja, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia — I found myself compiling a personal top 10.
I’ll get to that list shortly. But first, an honorable mention.
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