Photos: I Visited California's Channel Islands a Few Hours From LA
Santa Cruz Island. Elisa Parhad The Channel Islands, also called the Galápagos Islands of North America because of the unique plants and animals that inhabit the land, make up an under-the-radar archipelago off the southern coast of California. When I first visited Channel Islands National Park — which includes five of the northern islands — five years ago, my first impression was: "Why isn't anyone talking about this place?" The journey to get there was just a few hours from my home i...
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