A field guide to California: oyster bars and taco trucks, wildfire experts and Hollywood royalty, wine-country roads and deep desert reaches.

Inside Wildsam California, you'll find tales from prize-winning writers, past and present; detailed road trip itineraries and profiles of California towns; interviews with painters, directors, activists and songwriters; delightful miscellany from the archives, selective recommendations about authentic California experiences and offbeat intel that offers stunning insight into California.

Presented by Vuori

Vuori and Wildsam have a lot in common, starting with our love for coastal California, especially sweet Encinitas–that’s Vuori’s birthplace and one of Wildsam’s favorite stops for surf vibes and dawn light. In a larger sense, both brands blend a grounded perspective with an insatiable curiosity and drive to explore new territory. Vuori makes clothing deeply inspired by California’s effortless coastal lifestyle; in design and technology, their  joggers, hoodies, shorts, shirts (and more) look to the future and serve the  action of today. As we explore the Golden State in the pages that follow, our  shared joy in the world around us will light the way.

"Hundreds of years ago, explorers on ships from Spain and other places actually thought all of California was an island. Fantasy has defined its essence ever since." 

145 pages
Back-pocket size, 4 x 6.5 inches
Featuring more than two dozen local experts