Girlfriend Getaways magazine ~ Summer 2007
As part of an article on Wine Country Weekends in Santa Barbara, Girlfriend Getaways magazine writes: Women can channel their inner Gidget with a surfing lesson from the Santa Barbara Adventure Company. Four-hour sessions include an instructor, wetsuit, surfboard rental, and lunch.

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH ~ March 2006
Santa Barbara, the American Riviera
By Tom Uhlenbrock

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Four hours on a whale-watching boat had produced lovely views of the Channel Islands off Santa Barbara on the California coast but no whales.

"It's very rare that we see nothing - maybe once a year," swore Hal Altman, the volunteer naturalist on board the Condor Express catamaran.

Whales were guaranteed, so they stamped my ticket for a free return cruise and I stomped off. Hah, I thought. Probably not a single whale anywhere around. • MORE

SkyWest Magazine ~ May 2005
Secret Sips and Two-Wheeled Trips
By Matt Kettmann

Under the guidance of Santa Barbara Adventure Company owner Mike Cohen, our trip started on Foxen Canyon Road, just above Zaca Mesa Winery, where we zipped down a steep hill, passing Zaca Mesa and pedaling toward Rancho Sisquoc Winery, about 11 miles away. The ride took us past curious cows, flittering birds, soaring hawks, skittish squirrels, quaint farmhouses, towering windmills and a landscape that's changed little in the last 200 years. • MORE

Rock Climbing ~ May, 2004
Livin' on the Ledge
By Matt Kettmann

The thoughts raced through my head faster than the blood coursed through my quivering muscles. "I can't do it. I can't go any further. It's…just…impossible. No, wait! I can do it! Just one more grab in the crack, one more step up. Okay," my mind continued, "I'm gonna go for it." And with that, my foot found another tiny toehold, my fingers another cherry-sized crevice. more...country tour by bike. Seasonal conditions are great for biking all year round. • MORE

Pasadena Weekly's Summer Guide 2004
Heavy on the High Seas
By Carl Kozlowski

Looking for a little fun and adventure this summer? How about a day in which you'll learn how to kayak on the ocean, developing vital skills like how to avoid slamming into harbor boats and keeping yourself afloat even when you feel ready to flip over from exhaustion a mile offshore? • MORE

Image Magazine, Ireland ~ Travel ~ April, 2002
Excerpt from Birdsongs, Sunshine and Hollywood Stars
By Mary Dowey

Life is turned inside out in a California way that is terribly compelling. Here at home you struggle to the gym through wind and rain. There, you step into the sun and exercise with a smile on your face - power-walking, jogging, roller blading, cycling. I spent my Santa Barbara Saturday pedaling along the seafront for ten miles or so in the morning. And the afternoon? Sea kayaking for the first time, guided by Santa Barbara Adventure Company. Gliding out across the harbour's shimmering expanse among bobbing seals and diving cormorants. "Keep your hips loose and you won't capsize!" shouts the encouraging instructor, with a bellydancer's wiggle. "And keep punching the water to either side with your paddle!" A full body work- out, sun streaked hair and a light California tan in a single day. • MORE

The Santa Barbara Independent ~ October 3, 2002
Ten Miles of Gaviota - Kayak Expedition Reveals the Natural and Embattled Coastline
By Matt Kettmann

For outdoor enthusiasts, fog is a touchy topic. It's loathed by many because it conceals awe-inspiring mountain peaks and impedes endless ocean views. But it's exalted by others because it makes a busy freeway seems miles away and morphs otherwise plain turns around familiar corners to mysterious adventures into the unknown. Fog both stymies stunning landscapes and provides a veil of calming silence.
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Santa Barbara News Press ~ Travel ~ March 2, 2002
Gaviota kayaking trips explore playground of the Pacific
By DeAnne Musolf Crouch

With the glorious weather we've been having the last few weeks, it's hard not to want to be at the water or -- even better -- on the water. Michael Cohen, owner of Santa Barbara Adventure Company and expert kayaking guide, understands this urge, having worked for over 10 years as a boatman in Idaho and a sea kayak guide in Belize. This is the time of year that locals wake up to the fact that they have the world's best water park right in their backyard: the Pacific Ocean. • MORE

Santa Barbara Independent ~ February 14, 2002
Rock Climbing Out of the Comfort Zone
By Adam Harmstead

Rock Climbing is not for everybody. It forces people to go beyond their personal limits of physical safety. But if you can rise above your fears, climbing offers the thrill of contact with Santa Barbara's sandstone. Looming over the city, the Santa Ynez Mountains are a great spot for weekend mountaineering. Their peeks, cliffs and boulders challenge novices and chalk-fingered veterans alike. • MORE

This Month in Santa Barbara County ~ Winter, 2001
Excerpt from Outdoor Adventures & Inner Journeys
By Leslie A. Westbrook

Go For It! A love of the outdoors is shared by many, who can experience our area's great natural beauty in diverse ways, such as by kayak, surfboard, mountain bike or even foot.
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National Geographic Adventure Magazine ~ September/October 2001
Excerpt from California's Secret Coast
By Rob Reed

The Gaviota Coast harbors mountain lions, condors- and the best darned oil-rig views in the west. One day, it could be yours. There's a reason surfers call it "shore pound." Unlike waves that peel gradually , shore pound breaks at once in a single thunderous explosion, spraying water high up the beach. I stood at the edge of the foam on an empty stretch of California's little known Gaviota Coast, eagerly gripping my paddle in one hand and the handle of my kayak in the other. • MORE

San Francisco Downtown ~ March 2001
Excerpt from Escapes: Santa Maria Valley

The first item on the outdoors agenda was a guided tour of the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail, capably led by Michael Cohen of Santa Barbara Adventure Company. Given the option of riding or biking we chose to ride, but will undoubtedly bike it next time as the weather was mild, the bikes in top shape, and the road lightly traveled with no major hills. • MORE