Farley Elliott is the senior editor at Eater LA and the author of Los Angeles Street Food: A History from Tamaleros to Taco Trucks.
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Journey into our prehistoric past—and hike to one of the oldest living things on the planet.
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Beyond the farms that feed the country, you’ll find a diverse landscape of communities rich in history.
The good life endures in the remote desert, despite some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded.
Forget the glitter-and-asphalt clichés: the nation’s most populated county is full of unexpected delights.
The laid-back surfer life meets the by-the-book military life, yet somehow it all works together in harmony.
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