May 2009: The Travel Issue

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JJUUSSTT LLIISSTTEEDD!! SSppeeccttaaccuullaarr VVeennttuurraa OOcceeaann VViieeww CCoonnddoommiinniiuumm..Straight out the door to the surf or walk the promenade. Oceanviews forever from this 3rd floor condo facing the Ventura Pier. 2 BR,2 BA with gated underground parking, pool/spa, and a gym club-house included in the HOAs. Only a short walk to downtownVentura, shopping, and restaurants. Great opportunity to own yourown beach home. OOFFFFEERREEDD AATT $$ 669999,,000000

RREEDDUUCCEEDD!! SSEEAAVVIIEEWW HHIILLLLSS MMOOSSTT EELLEEGGAANNTT VVIIEEWWTTOOWWNN HHOOMMEE.. Owner’s loss, your gain. 2 BR, 2.5 BAwith 2 fireplaces. Granite and limestone are used in thismodel like home. Must see! Subject to approval of shortpay at no cost to seller. OONNLLYY $$553399,,990000 –– VViissiittwwwwww..994499VVaalllleecciittoo..ccoomm

OOnnee ooff tthhee BBeesstt VViieeww LLooccaattiioonnss iinn VVeennttuurraa''ss HHoobbssoonn HHeeiigghhttss.. Oneof the last streets before the foothills and surrounded by other multi-million dollar homes. This 3 BR, 3 BA home with 2,909 sq. ft. perassessor has been highly upgraded since it was last sold. Interiorhas been upgraded with the use of Italian granite and stone. Ownerhas redesigned the exterior with beautiful stone work and circulardriveway with extensive use of cobblestone pavers. Re-landscapedby Doug Halter. Nothing restricts the view as this home sits 400 feetabove the coast line with views of the Ventura pier to Point Mugu.OOFFFFEERREEDD AATT $$11,,339999,,000000 –– wwwwww..11777700hhiillllccrreesstt..ccoomm

VVeennttuurraa BBrroocckk HHiillllss BBeeaauuttyy.. One of the largest lots in the devel-opment with over 11,000 sq. ft. Largest floor plan approx.1,776 sq. ft. per assessor with 4 BR and 2.5 BA. Family roomwith wood burning fireplace. Spacious living room with cathe-dral ceilings. Large upstairs master with mountain views and 2closets. Beautifully landscaped with palm and fruit trees, largedeck, and built-in spa. GGRREEAATT BBUUYY AATT OONNLLYY $$553355,,000000

RREEDDUUCCEEDD!! EElleeggaanntt CCuussttoomm VVeennttuurraa HHoommee.. 5 BR, 5 BA withapprox. 4,500 sq. ft. per seller. Custom kitchen with 2 islands,granite counters, walk-in and butler's pantry. 4 fireplaces, 2family rooms, and exceptional master suite. Magnificent yardwith pool, spa, built-in BBQ, fire pit, and putting green.OOFFFFEERREEDD AATT $$11,,449900,,000000 –– VViissiitt wwwwww..448899mmaarryymmoouunntt..ccoomm

TTwwoo CCrraaffttssmmaann SSttyyllee VViieeww HHoommeess oonn OOnnee LLoott.. Remodeledfront home originally built in 1911 has 5 BR, 2.5 BA and newcopper plumbing, electrical, windows, and beautiful woodfloors throughout. Second home which was built to match thesame craftsman era has 2 BR, 2 BA, beamed ceilings and bam-boo flooring. Property has views of city, marina, and theocean. Square footage of both houses is approx. 4,367, notcounting basement and garage, per seller. 2 separate address-es. OOFFFFEERREEDD AATT $$11,,999999,,000000 –– VViissiitt wwwwww..11009933ppoollii..ccoomm

EEXXCCEELLLLEENNTT VVAALLUUEE!! LLOOCCAATTIIOONN,, LLOOCCAATTIIOONN,, LLOOCCAATTIIOONN!! Mostdesirable lot in Peters Ridge Oxnard golf course community.Single story 4 BR, 2 BA with one bedroom currently used asoffice/music room. Formal living and dining room. Two fire-places, one in both living room and family room. Large masterbedroom suite with cathedral ceilings. Air conditioned.Professionally landscaped. Beautiful rear patio with inlayedbrick. 3 car garage. Park like setting on permanent green belt.Steps to community pool, spa, and tennis court. OOFFFFEERREEDD AATT$$889999,,000000 –– VViissiitt wwwwww..22220011ppeebbbblleebbeeaacchh..ccoomm

VVeennttuurraa 11992200''ss SSppaanniisshh SSttyyllee HHiillllssiiddee HHoommee wwiitthh PPaarrttiiaall OOcceeaannVViieeww.. Remodeled and expanded tri-level floor plan with 3 BR and2.5 BA. Features include hardwood floors in original part of house,formal dining room with redwood ceilings, remodeled kitchen withCorian counters and newer cabinets, living room with fireplace,remodeled baths with tile and granite, and newer energy efficientwindows. Upper level office/possible 4th BR with some ocean view.Breakfast room and indoor laundry room. Lower level bedroom withFrench sliding doors to outside patio. Private backyard with largedeck and cabana area. OOFFFFEERREEDD AATT $$779977,,000000 –– VViissiittwwwwww..11441177bbuueennaavviissttaa..ccoomm

VVEENNTTUURRAA SSKKYYLLIINNEE EESSTTAATTEESS.. Ocean, mountain and valleyviews. 2 stories with 4 BR and 2.5 BA. Formal dining room,fireplace, and large viewing patio. Great location with privatebackyard. Great value for a hillside view home. DesirablePoinsettia School District. OOFFFFEERREEDD AATT $$776666,,000000 –– VViissiittwwwwww..553344VVaalllleeyyVViieeww..ccoomm

IINNCCRREEDDIIBBLLEE VVAALLUUEE!! OOjjaaii 336600°° VViieeww MMeeddiitteerrrraanneeaann HHiillllttooppVViillllaa.. On over 2.3 acres with detached guest house plus pool,spa and cabana. Original contractors’ custom home built in1982. Approx. 3,375 sq. ft. as measured including 1 BR, 1BA guest house with fireplace. Main house has 3 BR, 2.5 BA,step down living room with fireplace and cathedral ceilings,master suite with sitting area, balcony & spectacular views ofthe Ojai Valley and mountains above. Close to town. AALLLL TTHHIISSFFOORR OONNLLYY $$11,,330000,,000000 FFIIRRMM –– VViissiitt wwwwww..11991133mmeeiinneerrss..ccoomm

EEAASSTT VVEENNTTUURRAA DDEEAALL!! 4 BR, 3 BA home complete withlaminate flooring and walk-in pantry. Built in 1995, thishome comes with interior fire sprinklers and outdoorspa! The loft area can also be utilized as an office.OOFFFFEERREEDD AATT OONNLLYY $$335599,,990000

BBEESSTT OOCCEEAANN FFRROONNTT VVAALLUUEE!! RREEDDUUCCEEDD OOVVEERR $$330000KK!! ExquisiteVentura Ocean Front Home. Hard to find wide sandy beachlocated at desirable Mussel Shoals. 3 BR, 2 BA with open floorplan. Upper level features open wood beam ceilings, kitchen withbreakfast bar, FR with corner fireplace and 3 sets of slider doorsto viewing deck, MBR and bath with spa tub and steam shower.Lower level has 2 BR and 1 BA with direct access to exterior. Largewood deck with add’l lower level patio. One of a kind property.OOFFFFEERREEDD AATT $$22,,778899,,000000 –– VViissiitt wwwwww..66776666BBrreeaakkeerrssWWaayy..ccoomm

AArrcchhiitteecctt’’ss PPeerrssoonnaall HHoommee aanndd MMaasstteerrppiieeccee.. Spectacularpanoramic Santa Paula view home. Unobstructed 210 degreeviews of the ocean, islands, mountains and valley. Built in1996 with approx. 4,800 sq. ft. per seller. 3 BR, 3.5 BA plusseparate entrance guest quarters. Huge game room and fam-ily room. Energy efficient designed home with 5000 watts ofelectric energy production. This very unique contemporaryhome could not be replaced for the list price. FFAANNTTAASSTTIICC BBUUYYAATT $$11,,229999,,000000 –– VViissiitt wwwwww..553322GGllaaddee..ccoomm

NNEEWW LLOOWW PPRRIICCEE!! 118800 DDeeggrreeee PPaannoorraammiicc CCooaassttlliinnee OOcceeaannVViieeww HHoommee.. Overlooking central Ventura above the county med-ical center. Extensively remodeled with 2 BR and 2 BA on largeuseable lot approx. 9,800 sq. ft. Kitchen features new maple cab-inets, granite counters, and LG stainless steel appliances.Refinished white oak hardwood floors and new limestone flooringin kitchen and baths. Freshly painted interior and exterior withnew dual pane windows. Upper terraced flat yard with tremen-dous potential for additional viewing large deck or garden.Several fruit trees. AALLLL TTHHIISS FFOORR OONNLLYY $$776677,,000000

JJUUSSTT LLIISSTTEEDD!! VVeerryy CCuuttee 22--ssttoorryy CCoottttaaggee SSttyyllee OOcceeaann VViieewwHHoommee!! 3 BR, 2 BA with lots of upgrades. Remodeled kitchen,newer tiled bath, vaulted ceilings, and AC. Deck with view toocean. Large backyard. Tremendous potential to expand.OOFFFFEERREEDD AATT $$887799,,000000

SSppaacciioouuss SSiinnggllee SSttoorryy MMeeddiitteerrrraanneeaann SSttyyllee HHoommee iinn TThhee OOaakkss..Santa Paula home with approx. 3,880 sq. ft. per assessor, 4 BRand 3.5 BA. Features include formal dining room, family roomwith fireplace, red tile roof, open front and back porches, andlarge saltillo tile accents. Large living room with expansive fire-place, arched stained glass windows plus a bay window, built inshelves, and exposed wooden trusses. The interior courtyard fea-tures pool, spa and veranda with wood beam rafters. OOFFFFEERREEDDAATT 998855,,000000 –– VViissiitt wwwwww..11333322wwooooddllaanndd..ccoomm

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w/ RV Parking and Breathtaking Mountain Views.View Virtual Tour @ www.3584CalleMoreno.com

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Remodeled country style home offering 4 bedrooms, 2baths, 2,060 square feet of living space situated on over

a 1/4 acre lot. Some of the great features include saltwater pebble tec pool & spa, waterfall/pond, large patiodecks with mountain views and remodeled kitchen area.View Virtual Tour @ www.1010FairviewRoad.com

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Remarkable Spanish Hacienda Tri-Level Custom Home on PrivateStreet offering 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, guest quarters/media room, livingroom, dining room, breakfast area, spacious kitchen, and more. The

home features a private court yard. Tropical Spanish gardens and sit-ting areas. Spectacular Ojai Valley views provides a tranquil setting.

View Virtual Tour @ www.56WatkinsWay.com$549,000

Stunning remodeled home offering 5 Bedrooms, 3.5Bathrooms, 3,380 Sq. Ft., situated on nearly a half-acrelot. This home has been highly upgraded with qualitycraftsmanship and designer finishes and also includes

a Sparkling Pool & Spa with Mountain Views.View Virtual Tour @ www.96Reposo.com

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Lots of Old World Charm in this custom-built home featuring naturalstone, wood floors, and cathedral-style wood ceilings. This spacious4 Bed., 4 Bath, 3,500 Sq. Ft. Home is surrounded by views of hillside

orchards, the Topa Topa Bluffs and the Pink Moment Sunsets. Zonedfor horses, guest house, tennis court, pool & spa and much more!

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Luxury living in the desirable Arbolada! This home hasbeen tastefully updated and remodeled to meet the stan-

dards of today's living and offers 3 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms,2,568 Sq. Ft., situated on 3/4 acre with Magnificent views of

the Topa Topa Mountains and Pink Moment Sunsets.View Virtual Tour @ www.210BristolRoad.com

Was $1,299,000 Now $1,199,000

Impressive 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath home located in the desirableTopa Topa neighborhood situated on a quiet cul-de-sac with

sensational mountain views. This home is remodeled throughoutoffering remarkable features such as; a bonus loft and/or 4th

Bedroom and a newly remodeled master bathroom.View Virtual Tour @ www.1305ParkRoad.com

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Best Buy in The Arbolada!! Beautiful Single Story HomeOffering 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, Bonus Room/UtilityRoom, 1,937 Sq. Ft., Situated on Over a Half Acre. ThePark Like Setting Offers Native Mature Oak Trees, anArray of Fruit Trees, Lap Pool and Seasonal Creek.

View Virtual Tour @ www.209PalomarRoad.comNow $925,000

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Beautiful two-story home offers 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms,2,346 square feet of living space with vaulted ceilings. It'slocated in a private neighborhood at end of cul-de-sac

with unobstructed views of the Topa Topa mountain rangeand it also comes with an Inviting Pool & Spa.

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TThhee OOtthheerr PPaattaaggoonniiaaBeyond Ventura:South America’s Shangri-la

SSmmooootthh CCrruuiissiinnggNavigating today’s rough economic waters

WWoorrllddss UUnnvveeiilleeddA sojourn to the nearby Village of Tales

OOuutt ooff tthhee WWiillddSF’s uptown hotels go green

Las Posas Country Club, CamarilloDavid Fainer, M.D.,Gala Awards Dinner

TTrraavveell GGeeaarrLocally found must-haves for the well-equipped traveler

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ABOUT TOWN 20

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Marketplace 38

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THE OTHER PATAGONIA: PAGE 30

IIff yyoouu wweerree ttoo ttaakkee aa mmaapp ooff tthhee wwoorrlldd andfold it over at the equator, matching up the Pacificcoastlines of North and South America, you’d findthat Ventura—at around 34 degrees north lati-tude—lands near a small fishing village in CentralChile. Essentially, it’s a mirror image of this area,familiar yet precisely backward; the prevailing seabreeze and cold ocean currents push up the coastrather than down, and even now while spring is infull bloom in Ventura County, the opposite seasoncolors the Chilean landscape toasty autumn hues.

Could there be a better place for me to write thisparticular note?

A travel-themed issue of a regional publicationsounds a bit oxymoronic, I know. But we kept itlocal by editing outside the box, including articleslike Amber Lennon’s unique take on the OjaiStorytelling Festival (p. 20), where listeners journey“through the veil” into imaginary worlds.

And then there is Patagonia: the place and theVentura-based company that changed the businessworld. If you don’t know the backstory onPatagonia, Inc. and its founder Yvon Chouinard,you owe it to yourself to read up on one of VenturaCounty’s proudest assets.

But you’ll have to do that elsewhere. Yvon and hiscompany have been written about more times thanhe’s comfortable with, in everything from Outsidemagazine to the New York Times and Vanity Fair.

We took a different approach.In my mid-twenties I stepped into the mirror

and spent a year in Chile—not in the Patagoniaregion, though I’ve traveled there many times—mainly in the town I mentioned earlier: the par-allel universe around 34 degrees south latitude.I ended up buying a couple acres and buildingan off-the-grid house where I lived for manyyears, where I now sit writing the first half ofthis note, mere weeks ahead of my fortiethbirthday, while my wife and 10-month-olddaughter take a siesta upstairs.

Though my life in Chile didn’t center onPatagonia, I’ve grown to know the place fairly well.Enough to know it is beyond words. Still, I man-aged to wrangle some 1,500 of them (p. 30) in anattempt to bring it home, concentrating less onsightseeing and more on the magic. There’s aninteresting local tie-in, too. Not surprisingly, itinvolves the Patagonia company.

It is often said that the best part of travel is com-ing home. And to be sure, it is a great feeling—tohear the washing machine purr and lie in your ownbed. But I disagree that returning to comfort andfamiliarity is travel’s highest reward.

We’ve been back in the country for a week, andwhen I look at our daughter now I see more thancute. Her well of experience is immeasurably deeper,though you’d never know it; she still chews her toesand laughs hysterically at a sneeze. On some level,though, she’s gained a new perspective on the worldand her place in it.

Travel, I believe, is not so much about seeing newplaces, but about seeing everything with new eyes. Iwouldn’t have said it at 35,000 feet (apologies toeveryone on LAN Chile flight 600), but this trip willbe among the great experiences of our little girl’slife. It will help form the person she grows into.

Yes, coming home is nice. But I guess Ibelieve more strongly in another cliché: Travelis the great educator.

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Traveling can be difficult, especially when you don’t have the right gear. Flights get delayed, luggage gets lost,rain falls unexpectedly in the dry season… You just never know. With this in mind, we shopped around locallyand found a few items to help get you through the turbulence of travel.

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Besides a spacious bathroom that was almost as big as thegranny flat attached to our house in Ojai, the suite we stayed inwas adorned with a rooftop terrace overlooking the city, aGreenopia resource book with an exhaustive list of nearby eco-friendly restaurants and businesses, a huge bouquet of flowersmade from colorful twisted wires and polished gemstones (nowater required), a complimentary box of gourmet chocolates,and a “theta brainwaves” music CD to induce sleep. Which, bythe way, worked like a charm ... or was it the chocolates, or therelaxing hot bath?

Intimate and eco-friendly, The Orchard Garden Hotel is aperfect spot for a dreamy green getaway. Rates start at $189. Formore information, call 415.399.9807 or visitTheOrchardGardenHotel.com.

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The Village of Tales Ojai Storytelling Festival is a journey around the worldin four days of vivid story and music. Every year at the beginning of May, whenthe days grow longer and warmer, people of all ages gather around professionalstorytellers at Libbey Park to take a unique trip.

“The Libbey Bowl is a heavenly venue,” says Andy Irwin, who presented histales at the Festival in 2008.“If you were inside the world of ‘A Midsummer’sNight Dream,’ this is where the dream would take place.”

With a captivated audience tucked into a canopy of California oaks, story-tellers weave listeners into their stories until the two are one fabric of experience.We become the hero or the victim, the loved or the lost, the villain or damsel; andwe animate our experience through the characters described.

The oral tradition has been our mode of transmitting cultural history andvalues since the beginning of humankind. One of the oldest and best-known sto-rytellers, Homer, was believed to have sung the poetry of “The Odyssey” whileplaying the lyre. And within the story, Odysseus himself becomes a storytellerwhen he returns to Ithaca and is the very embodiment of distant lands throughthe stories he brings.

At the Ojai Storytelling Festival, the talented tellers are like modernversions of Odysseus, and through their imaginative presentations we are

carried into the realm of myth, animal symbols, folktales, and the sharedhuman condition. By the end of the four days, audience members have hadthe opportunity to become tellers and articulate their own stories throughinteractive workshops. “We are at a moment when we have leapt into theflame with our million distractions,” says storyteller Hobey Ford. “Story is away for us to reconnect with our roots as humans.”

Brian Bemel, the founder of Performances to Grow On, a nonprofit com-mitted to bringing theater and performance art to Ventura County, first dis-covered the power of storytelling as a teacher when students “listened in a spe-cial way.” After attending the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough,Tennessee, he invited storytellers to schools, and in 2000 created the OjaiStorytelling Festival with a handful of volunteers. Bemel’s motivation was sim-ple. As he puts it, “In these high-tech times … it’s important to take time outto enjoy the simpler pleasures in life: a good story, a sense of community, amelding of cultures.”

Since the Festival’s inception ten years ago, word has spread about thequaint town of Ojai hosting some of the most versatile storytellers in the world.Professional teller Patrick Ball refers to Ojai in ancient terms: “The early Celtswould have described [it] as a ‘thin’ place, a place where the veil that separatesour world from the other world is very thin, indeed. In other places, we story-tellers often have to struggle mightily to push that veil aside. In Ojai, it moveswith barely a breath.”

The storytellers come from all manner of backgrounds, ethnicities, and

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belief systems. Bemel selects tellers based on their ability to connect with audiences atthe National Storytelling Festival. Their stories illuminate our inherent similaritieswhile also demonstrating the diversity of our cultural experiences. They communi-cate lessons learned, inspiration, and loss. And sometimes they remind us of the plainhumor of life.

All travelers will be familiar with these themes. I learned firsthand that oneshouldn’t take a crawling baby on a two-month home search to the cliff-laden AmalfiCoast. But while there, I connected with my Italian heritage in the family stories toldby an old gardener in my grandmother’s hometown. Not to mention the hindsighthumor of lugging suitcases up and down the stairs of il stazione di treno with a fuss-ing baby strapped to my back.

By hearing the tales presented in the past ten years of the Ojai StorytellingFestival, we have traveled much of the world—Cuba, Ireland, Japan, and the CapeVerde Islands off West Africa, to mention a few, as well as many of our ownUnited States.

Native Appalachian storyteller Donald Davis remembers, "I discovered that in astory I could safely dream any dream, hope any hope, go anywhere I pleased.”

For your next journey, consider a four-day getaway to the land of imagination atthe Village of Tales Ojai Storytelling Festival. v

“In these high-tech times … it’s important to taketime out to enjoy the simpler pleasures in life: a goodstory, a sense of community, a melding of cultures.”

Ojai Storytelling Festival: VillageOfTales.org

Performances to Grow On: PTGO.org

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unveiling an arena of mountain peaks. Snow came to rest on the branches ofnative trees all around—coigüe, raule, and araucarias with their peculiar“monkey puzzle” form.

Then the most remarkable thing happened: a child appeared. A littlegirl, maybe eight years old, emerged from the impenetrable darkness of thecoigüe forest. There she stood, at the edge of a lake stretching between twocountries. The trees dwarfed everything around them. The mountains abovethe trees were so tall they soared out of sight into their own clouds. And shewas so small.

The effect was extraordinary. I watched as a deckhand passed her the familymail and what I took to be a box of supplies. She waved at the captain. Then shedisappeared nonchalantly into the woods, making her way home.

There’s a famous Neruda poem where he writes about his origins, say-ing,“I come from below, from the earth.” Now it made sense.

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But not everyone buys land in Patagonia to play cowboy. DougTompkins, the founder of North Face and Esprit clothing companies, pur-chased the equivalent of a small country in Chilean Patagonia during the1990s with the intent of preserving one of the planet’s great remaining tem-perate rain forests. He set about establishing a natural sanctuary calledParque Pumalín, and planned to ultimately donate the park to a privatefoundation administered by Chileans.

The grandiose display of eco-altruism was, however, simply too big, toonew at the time for most Chileans to grasp. The national response wentbeyond skepticism into the realm of the bizarre. Tompkins has been accusedof everything from gringo imperialism to setting up a nuclear dump. I haveotherwise rational Chilean friends who are convinced he is a Nazi establish-

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Though economic conglomerates with interests in lumber,mining, energy, and fishing have waged a campaign of anti-Tompkins propaganda over the years, many Chileans andArgentines have come to embrace the idea of preserving wild landsby purchasing them outright. The once-wacky concept meanwhilehas jumped to the next level, and led to the permanent protectionof millions of acres in both countries.

In 1993, Tompkins married his old friend Kristine McDivitt,who worked closely with Yvon Chouinard to start Patagonia, Inc.and was, for many years, the company’s CEO. As KristineTompkins, she’s taken grand-scale conservation to new heights inSouth America, creating a nonprofit organization calledConservación Patagonica (formerly known as the Patagonia LandTrust), which buys, protects, and restores wild lands in thePatagonia region.

As you’d expect, Ventura’s namesake company—with its mis-sion to act as a model for corporate responsibility and change—isinvolved. Yvon Chouinard and his wife, Malinda, are on the Boardof Trustees of Conservación Patagonica, and local Patagonia com-pany employees travel in small groups to assist with the gruntwork of creating new national parks: digging out fence posts,rolling up wire, removing nonnative plants.

It’s not the sort of thing most people travel to do. But then,Patagonia has never drawn your typical pleasure traveler. It beck-ons subtly from the lower edge of maps and the bottom of globes,hovering over the Antarctic void as though it could snap off at anymoment and melt like ice.

And metaphorically speaking, it could; overgrazing, overfish-ing, and deforestation are just a few of the ways the region is beingmanhandled. While environmental philanthropists including theTompkins duo and the Patagonia company have made significantprogress, effectively preserving huge chunks of wild nature, lessthan five percent of Patagonia is currently protected by any type ofconservation plan.

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The last time I saw Patagonia was, incongruously, through theacrylic plastic of an airplane window. There was a ghostly ribbonof smoke climbing out of the forest folds below, and I rememberthinking of that little girl down there somewhere—the way shejust appeared at the edge of Lake Todos Santos, how she blendedeffortlessly back into the shadowy labyrinth of coigüe trees.

Her existence is the essence of Patagonia, I think. It is life cutthin and stripped of all the hucksterism and fabricated busyness ofmodern society. Patagonia puts things in perspective. It will brandyour soul and change you forever. v

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Truly Unique Comtemporary Hillside HomeTruly Unique Comtemporary Hillside HomeThis Incredible Home was featured in last months Ventana Magazine. Its Gated Entry leadsto this one-of-a-kind 3+2.5 home w/ Ocean & City Views that has one of the largest levelyards on the hillside. The upstairs (is street level) living space has a Loft-like feel with itsopen floor plan and Rolled Steel I-Beams that support an Arched Steel Pan Ceiling thatgives the roof a floating effect. The custom Gourmet kitchen features an Aquarium stylewindow, granite counters, sleek cross-cutwhite oak cabinetry, 48" Wolf Range, andmuch more. Master bedroom is upstairs aswell. Downstairs there are 2 bedrooms,one full bath, an office and a den. Lots ofparking around & on this special property.

The first level of this desirable townhome isthe ideal media/entertainment room, or agreat spot for the kids to play while youenjoy peace and quiet on the main level,which has a large living/family room withFireplace, beautiful kitchen with granitecounters, custom cabinetry, center islandand room for a dining/breakfast table.

Separate Laundry Room; The master suiteand two additional bedrooms are on theupper level. Built-in cabinets and countersoffer plenty of additional storage through-out the home. This home is well laid out andhas over 1900 square feet of living space,attached two car garage. Outdoor patio.Gated community with pool and spa. GREATPRICE for this property!! First time rentalproperty. Contact Jeff Smith at PresidioRental Solutions 805-499-1184.

Spacious living with 1630 sq.ft. includesFormal Living Room , Elegant Dining Areawith French Doors, Den, Spacious Kitchenwith a new Refrigerator and comfortableBreakfast Bar; Master Bedroom Suite haswalk in closet and there’s an upper levellaundry with new washer and dryer;Custom paint throughout and new ceil-ing fans. Attached two car garage . READY

FOR MOVE IN. PRICE REDUCED. Call CarolCorey at University Glenn, 805-437-2671.

BEDROOMS: 3

BATHROOMS: 2.5

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BEDROOMS: 3

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PRICE: $304,000

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carpet throughout, a light and openkitchen with granite countertops, freshpaint, upgraded light fixtures, beautifulbathrooms, custom fireplace, new land-scaping, laundry room with hookups,anda large garage for all your storage needs.Contact Michael Szakos, Keller WilliamsRealty, 805-705-5507.

BEDROOMS: 3

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STUNNING CALIFORNIA MODERN STYLEFabulous 4 bedroom and 2 bath home in prime location below Ventura College!The house style is “Mid Century Modern” and is meticulously remodeled. Thisrare singe level home boasts a beautiful addition with approximately 1955 square

feet of living space. Charming yard with luscious landscaping– perfect home for entertaining! The property has a new roof,new paint, new carpet, new kitchen, and new baths. For moreinformation call Jeanne 805-890-7650. Offered at $589,000

HIDDEN VALLEY TREASURE!Nestled on a level 1/3 acre lot in Ventura's foothills, this3500 ft. home has 4 bdrms + a den, 2 family rooms, & a 3 cargarage. Accents include a marble entry, granite counters inthe kitchen, high ceilings, & 3 dining areas. Additional pho-tos & a virtual tour online at http://www.homesbyjeff.com.Call Jeff Roundy at 805-701-0653. Offered at $975,000

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Completely remodeled 5 bed-room, 3 bath home featuringnew paint inside & out,recessedlighting, new wood floors, newcarpet, and dual pane windows.The newly remodeled kitchenhas new cabinets, granitecounter tops, new stainless

steel appliances. The bath-rooms have travertine, granitevanities, and new plumbing fix-tures. The beautiful new land-scape and new hardscape finishoff this great house. ContactLarry Krogh at General Pacific805-312-0512.

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OAK PARK HOME WITH BEAUTIFUL POOL

BEDROOMS: 5

BATHROOMS: 3

PRICE: $625,000

Perched high aboveDowntown Ventura, thisCraftsmen style home with FarEastern touches has a gourmetkitchen with granite counters,Natural cherry wood cabinets,an island counter and stainlesssteel appliances. Each roomoffers original oak flooring, vin-tage lighting and designerpaint color. Professional land-scaping with imported stonefountain, a Provence herb gar-den, and custom handcraftedAsian wooden and copper

gates. There is a second fullyfunctional home built in theCraftsmen style; perfect for useas a legal rental, guest house, orstudent retreat. Call TheFairchild & Ridgway Group atRe/Max Gold Coast Realtors805-339-3585.

BEDROOMS: 4+1

BATHROOMS: 2+1

PRICE: $1,129,000

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1939 CALIFORNIA BUNGALOW

Custom home with panoramicocean and island views.Approx. 3,787 sq. ft. per taxrecords. 2 fireplaces, 2 familyrooms – 1 approx. 900 sq. ft.with pool table area, mediaarea, full wet bar and locatedclose to pool area. Large mas-ter suite with viewing deck. 3-car garage. One of the nicest

homes on the hillside. ContactFred Evans Re/Max Gold CoastRealtors at 805-339-3502.

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This impressive home has beenremodeled and upgradedthroughout offering remarkablefeatures to accommodate today’slifestyle. Some of the great fea-tures include a bonus loft and/or4th Bedroom, recessed lighting,dual pane windows,stainless steel

appliances, new interior paint,vibrant brick fireplace, remodeledmaster bathroom, two coveredpatios,inviting California Sunroomwith Satillo Tile, luscious fruit trees,newer roof, furnace, air condition-er and exterior paint. View VirtualTour @ www.1305ParkRoad.com

Contact Nate Minkel, Troop RealEstate,Ojai,805-794-9588.

BEDROOMS: 3

BATHROOMS: 3

PRICE: $699,000

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BEDROOMS: 3

BATHROOMS: 3.5

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This 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath Townhome in thewonderful Lennar community has beautiful features:granite kitchen counters, GE Profile stainless steelappliances, an upstairs laundry station, top-qualityshort shag carpeting, and high quality distressedhickory wood flooring. The Master is spacious witha large walk-in closet and high volume ceilings. The2nd and 3rd bedrooms also have high volumeceilings and walk-in closets. Additional featuresinclude custom plantation window shutters, cannedlighting, a convenient 1/2 bath downstairs,and under-counter lighting.Close to popular shopping enters, supermarkets, and agood selection of restaurants.Without question one ofthe finest Townhomes inVentura at this price. Reduced $359,000

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GREAT HOUSE IN A GREAT LOCATIONCompletely remodeled 3 BR + 2 BA. New paint inside and out, recessed lighting, new hardwood floors and new carpet. New-ly remodeled kitchen has new cabinets, granite counter tops, new stainless steel appliances. The bathrooms have traver-tine, granite vanities and new plumbing fixtures. The beauti-ful new landscape finishes off this beautiful house. Planned community w/pool that’s near to a great park. $375,000

QUIET CUL-DE SAC HOMECompletely Remodeled 4 BR + 2 BA Home. Brand new kitchen w/ beautiful granite counter tops, new cabinetry and new stainless steel appliances. Bamboo hardward floors, new paint, recessed lighting and a wood burning fireplace. The master bath has been remodeled and has travertine floors and shower The new landscape is great and has RV access with electric gate. This house won’t last long! $474,000

BEAUTIFUL MEDITERRANEAN STYLE CONDO Remodeled 2 BR + 2.5 BA w/new bamboo floors, new carpet, travertine tile bathrooms w/granite countertop vanities. Kitch-en w/new stainless steel appliances, beautiful granite coun-tertops and brand new cabinetry. The attached 2-car garage has laundry facilities. Walk to the Thousand Oaks Mall and to the hiking trails, or stay in the complex to swim or play tennis. This community offers you everything! $409,900

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STUNNING MOUNTAIN VIEWSCompletely remodeled 4 BR + 2.5 BA Newbury Park home with great speaker system throughout. Newly painted inside and out, beautiful new carpet, updated kitchen with Viking stove, dual stainless steel ovens, stainless steel dishwasher and granite counter tops. Newly remodeled bathrooms with granite counter tops and tile floors. Beautifully landscaped yard with spa completes this great house, don’t miss it! $515,000

SIMI VALLEY HOMERemodeled 4 BR + 2.5 BA, 2 story home which fea-tures new bamboo wood floors, new paint inside & out, new carpet, and recessed lighting. The kitchen now includes granite countertops and stainless steel appli-ances. New lush landscaping creates a rich tropical set-ting in the backyard that completes this lovely house. Come see for yourself. $399,000

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RAQUET CLUB VILLAS CONDORemodeled 2 BR + 2.5 BA condo. Kitchen has granite and travertine and new stainless steel appliances. Living room w/ fireplace and circular staircase lead-ing to oversized bonus room upstairs. Large master bed and bath with soaking tub. Fresh paint and new carpet. Close to Thousand Oaks mall. This is a beau-tiful must see! $399,900

LOVELY WESTLAKE VILLAGE HOMEThis 4 BR + 3 BA beautifully upgraded home has solid bamboo wood floors throughout, wood burning fireplace, wet bar, formal dining and living room with French doors leading to rear deck, large kitchen with travertine floors, stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, and farm sink. The bathrooms also have travertine floors & wood vanities w/granite counter tops, and both have jacuzzi tubs. Brand new hardscape & landscape. 3 car ga-rage. A must see in a great neighborhood. $774,000

BEAUTIFUL TURN KEY HOMEThis beautiful home located on a quiet cul-de -sac is truly turn key! It fea-tures a fabulous, newly remodeled master bath. Newly repainted inside, it has a spacious formal dining, room updated kitchen w/granite counters, Wolf cook top, Dacor ovens, Bosch dishwasher, & a wine refrigerator (all stainless steel). It has a granite top wet bar in the living room, a huge media/bonus room w/a built in media niche, wired for surround sound, additional bar w/refrigerator & sink. Downstairs bedroom, indoor laundry room. Enter-tainer’s backyard w/pool, spa, patio, built-in BBQ, outdoor fridge & cook top, and fire pit. Walk to nearby park. This house is great! $799,9000

LOVEL Y WESTLAKE VILLAGE HOME

NEWLY REMODELED CONDO IN SERENE SETTINGThis 2 BR + 2 BA corner Mediterranean style unit is surrounded by greenery & walkways in a quiet setting. The tiled entryway leads to new wood floors, new paint , new shutters, new re-cessed lighting & new ceiling fans throughout. The fireplace has a lovely mantle & a new tile base. New granite counter tops make the kitchen a knock out. The bathrooms have new tile & new cabinets. The patio is newly landscaped & really completes this property. What a great deal for such a nice place. $235,000

SPACIOUS 2 STORY HOME 5 BR + 2.5 BA home in a good neighborhood. Large master bedroom. New paint, new carpet throughout. Ornate Spanish tile accents downstairs and fireplace in living room. Kitchen has stainless steel faucet & GE Profile appliances. Bathrooms have travertine and stainless steel faucets. Master bath has dual sinks, big tub & a large glass shower. Huge backyard with large awning, new landscaping in front & back with sprinkler system. An alarm system is included in this steal of a property. $365,000

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RARE VENTURA HILLSIDE HOME3300 sq. ft. plus Tudor home with unobstructed ocean view, 5 BR + 4 BA, plus an office, living room, family room and kitch-en. Large, tiered English garden on a huge lot, 2 car garage and a driveway leading into more parking spaces. Plenty of room to expand and possible lot split; buyer to check with the City of Ventura. This great home will not last! $1,399,000

COMPLETELY REMODELED HOMEThis 4 BR + 2 BA home is complete with brand new kitchen including beautiful granite counter tops, tumbled marble, & all new stainless steel appliances. Beautiful Bamboo hardwood floors, new paint, new carpet and recessed lighting make this house a knock out. The bathrooms have travertine floors & granite counters. The beautiful new landscape is complete with automated sprinklers. This house won’t last long! $425,000

A Real Estate Broker Who Believes Your Integrity Defi nes You!

Larry Krogh 805.312.0512DRE # 01804837

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LOWEST PRICE WATERFRONT HOME4 BR + 3.5 BA, 3,014 sq. ft. Exquisitely rebuilt & remodeled flowing home. Ev-erything is top of the line — from the Bosch appliances, Hayler wine cooler, Kenmore washer/dryer, wood flooring, Jacuzzi tub, atrium style courtyard. Spe-cial financing. To view virtual tour, go to www.2964SailorAve.com. Call agent for price details.

CUTTING HORSE RANCH71 acres with rolling hills, mountain and ocean views. The barn con-sists of 16 12’x12’ stalls with feeder doors & in the front & rear of each stall, rubber mats, feeders & automatic waters. Each stall has a 12’x 24’ run off the back of each stall. Runs are constructed with 2 7/8” oil well pipe with decomposed granite footing. Raised center isle is 16’ wide. 2 additional stalls w/12’x12’ covers. Trails through the ranch offer some of the most amazing views in Southern California from the ocean to views of the snow covered peaks of the Topa Topa. Trails are well manicured & are 10 ft. wide for safe riding. Main trail encircles entire east side of ranch for a 3 mile ride. Wildlife is abundant, on any day you could see a herd of white tail deer, wild boars, wild turkey & coyotes. $100,000 worth of farm equipment sold separately. Offered at $1,399,000

OCEAN VIEW HOME ON DESIRABLE BUENA VISTAOcean views from living room, dining room & bedroom. Beautiful 4 BR + 2 BA, could be split into a 3 + 1 and a 1 + 1 guest. Separate art studio above private courtyard. Wood floors, fireplace in living room with vaulted ceilings, wood doors, new windows, remodeled main bath with separate tub and shower, new stucco and paint. $825,000

WELL CARED FOR 2-STORY POOL HOME This 4 BR + 4 BA home has remodeled kitchen w/granite counter tops, Stainless Steel appliances, canned lights, eat in kitchen area & formal dining room. Bamboo and maple floors. Newer roof, windows and doors. Fireplace in living room, updated baths and built-ins in closets. Backyard with pool & spa. Ocean view from master bedroom deck & possible RV parking. This is a great house! $ 715,000

SHORT SALE

Building a ring for a client often requires Ijump through hoops to get to the rightanswer! For this client there were " versionsof this ring before I was satisfied with oneto show her!

The style for her had to be sleek#modern# highly evolved and fullyadorned $ but without the gingerbreadof tiny diamonds everybody seems tobe tossing on every surface these days!

This design has a wide shank at the bottom to keep the ring comfortable and centered on your finger# yet it stretches and grows as itreaches around your finger and upward! The Cinnamon$ChampagneNatural Color Diamond sparkles like a Diamond should# but its warm colorprovides the perfect balance for the hot red of the Ruby! Two small whiteDiamonds are set into contrasting white gold providing a visual anchor forthe diamond and ruby!

Each design project is built to fit the client! One client said that I don’t buildwhat’s new# I build what’s next!

May I build what’s next for you?Bob Lynn

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