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The article focuses on Cappy Brazeau, one known exercise and motivational guru in the U.S. She has been in wheelchair for 45 years of her life due to abnormal circulation to her legs. She won Ms. Wheelchair California after indulging into dance lessons and developing a dance and exercise routine. She is currently based in senior retirement home Chai House in San Jose, California, teaching dance to students aging from late 60s to over 90 and in their own wheelchair as well.

The article reports on the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in California. The trails in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park are a trend-setting example. The advantages of the park extend beyond the benefits to park visitors with disabilities. Of the 75 miles of trails in the park, park officials observe that the nine miles of accessible trails are the most heavily used. But users who haven't done their research won't know that the trails were specially designed by a council of accessibility specialists--part of the trails' dual purpose is to look as natural as their surroundings. INSETS: Commonalties Between Accessibility, Resource Protection...;Solutions and/or Mitigations to Maximize Resource Protection...;Solutions and/or Mitigation to Maximize Accessibility.

Encourages physically handicapped individuals to visit San Diego, California. Places to visit; Accommodations; Restaurants.

The article recommends several accessible outdoor recreation areas for hikers on wheelchairs in California. The Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve has an accessible picnic area and all-access nature trail that runs along the hillside. The Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in Richmond have native natural features, coastal bluffs and salt marshes. Vultures are normally seen at the Joseph D. Grant County Park in Santa Clara.

Focuses on the city of San Diego, California, as an accessible recreation destination for the physically handicapped. General accessibility information; Lindberg Field airport; Accessible lodging and transportation; Beach Access Program for persons with disabilities; Fully accessible attractions.

The article recommends companies, associations and programs that provide accessible travel and outdoor recreation to people with disabilities in California. It includes the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors, the Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program and the Environmental Traveling Companions.

The author relates her experience of returning to outdoor recreation despite having multiple sclerosis. She and her family always visit the Disability Family Camp in Berkeley, California and joined the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors. Being in a wheelchair, she encountered barriers in parks which forced her to take another route. She writes about her hunt for wheelchair users' trails during hiking and post them on her Web site.

Focuses on the adaptive program for the physically challenged by the Santa Barbara, California Parks and Recreation Department. Recreation opportunities and sports; Community commitment as key; Offer of summer Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp; Social outings; Three awards at a professional conference.

The article profiles Bob Beaudoin, a physically-disabled man who has found himself inclined to off-road racing. A native of Redondo Beach, California, Beaudoin has been able to do things like surfing on his knees, rescuing a drowning woman and taking first in his class back in the days when he used race dirt bikes despite the fact that he was missing both his feet, part of a leg, one hand and digits on the other hand. To him, racing is all about fun with good people.

Focuses on the Adaptive Recreation Program of the city of Santa Barbara, California Parks and Recreation Department. Efforts to supply competitive outlets for the handicapped; Community commitment as a key to success of the program; Range of activities.