Every year before summer, The Santa Barbara Independent celebrates the blue of the waters and green of the lands that surround Santa Barbara. For 2012, we check out the Los Padres backcountry, practice some beach-going, interview a hiking author and wildlife tracker, and much more.
• S.B. Backcountry Tracking: Field Guide to Animal Tracks and Scat of California
• The Forgotten Art of Beach Going: One Man’s Ode to Enjoying the Edge of the Continent
• Adventure for Hire 2012: Listing of Blue & Green Companies and Stores