As the search continues for ways to carefully get a break from the pandemic without taking a flight, an excellent option is a working dude ranch. Boasting a happy trifecta of nature, fresh air and ...

L.A. designer Heidi Merrick fully embraced the “back to the land” movement during the pandemic last year, when she moved her family to a plot of wilderness in Ojai and turned it into a working ranch.

Kathleen Cochran, who has roots in Santa Barbara, has been appointed the new general manager of the Alisal Guest Ranch Resort & Spa in Solvang. Cochran will oversee the 10,500-acre property that ...