Every summer we send out cameras and video recorders on trips and every season our guides do their best to capture the beauty of Santa Barbara and the surrounding areas. This summer our channel islands guides have brought home some incredible images from their days on Santa Cruz Island. When they are not guiding kayak tours and…
Book a day of Sea Cave Kayaking July 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th and enjoy camping in Channel Islands National Park on us! Come explore the sea caves with us, but don’t go home. Stay the night and enjoy a 2nd day of island life! Go on a self-guided hike, do some tide pooling or…
Just this past month, the first Bald Eagle in over 60 years hatched on Anacapa Island. This wonderful news comes after much hard work to restore the eagles in California’s Channel Islands. “Return Flight: Restoring the Bald Eagle to the Channel Islands” is an incredible new film that chronicles the journey of the bald eagle’s recovery…
Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell Galipeau is pleased to announce the premiere of a new park film Treasure in the Sea and visitor center exhibits. “We hope our new film and exhibits will help connect people to their national park and inspire them to protect the park’s precious resources,” said Superintendent Galipeau. The National…
I have always been a fan of T.C. Boyle. Greasy Lake is probably the only book from my required high school reading list that is still in my library. I was excited to hear his latest book was about territory near and dear to my heart – California’s Channel Islands National Park. His latest novel…
Every spring we rotate out our older gear and replace kayaks, bikes, surfboards and wetsuits for the coming season. This year, we replaced almost our entire fleet of kayaks at Channel Islands National Park. Last week we loaded the kayaks up and hauled them to Scorpion Anchorage on Santa Cruz Island, where they will do…
Seasickness is a form of motion sickness that affects some boat riders, and it is NO fun at all! If you are considering a trip out to Channel Islands National Park, keep in mind that there is about an hour to an hour and a half of sea travel to get to Santa Cruz Island.…
There have been a lot of great guides at the Adventure Company over the years, but there are a few legends – guides that can pull off a great trip despite all odds. Guests will call, email or write reviews about these amazing creatures – giving testimony to their incredible skills. Quotes like, “Amy might…
Well, if going on incredible trips to Santa Ynez and Channel Islands National Park is a great job, then Brina Carey might just have the best job in town. She has been guiding kayak, bike and surf trips in California for over 6 years. She recently became Santa Barbara Adventure Company’s full time Field Coordinator working with schools and groups to…
Summer is here and it is the perfect time to visit California’s Channel Islands National Park and do some sea cave kayaking! Come explore some of the biggest sea caves in the world. Join us for an incredible adventure to this world-class destination. Space is limited on these amazing kayak trips and summer dates are filling…