April 29, 2015

Spend a weekend adventuring in Ojai, California; things to do + restaurant review + hotel review

Spend a weekend adventuring in Ojai, California


Located off Highway 101 just 30 miles south of Santa Barbara and 14 miles inland from the ocean, the idyllic Ojai valley has attracted visitors since the Chumash Indians discovered it 8,000 years ago.  (The Chumash named it “ojai,” or “nest,” because of the way the mountains encircle the elongated east-west valley.  It’s pronounced “Oh, hi.”)  In 1937, Frank Capra brought Hollywood to this real-life Shangri-la to film "Lost Horizon", and John Lennon and Yoko Ono are rumored to have hidden out here in the early 1970s.  If that’s not testimonial enough for you, too, to relax and spend some quality time together with your hunny here, read on.

Bart's Books in Ojai, California
Bart's Books in Ojai, California



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image ©2015 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

1 comment:


  1. Great and thorough article. Love the name of the restaurant! :-) We don't live that far away, I will take your suggestions and get up there sometime soon.

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