LAist: Daytrippin' in Ojai (or What Not to Do This Weekend)

ryan

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:58:17 -0800

wow you managed to go to ojai and do absolutely nothing. a day in ojai should consist of checking out Ojai Ave, going to the Ojai Valley Inn for lunch, driving through the Arboloda, Persimmon Hill, down Montgomery street, stop at Rainbow Bridge to grab some snacks, then out to the east end, check out Meditation Mount, go up to thacher school, go on a little 2 mile hike, then drive back through town one last time, go to Bodee's for dinner. Ojai is absolutely amazing. you really blew it.

Tyler

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 13:36:35 -0800

Yeah, listen to Lisa in the comment above - she has her finger on the pulse of Ojai, indeed.

Lisa Snider

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:51:35 -0800

So sorry you missed out on the "real" Ojai experience. I've been here 7 years and I'm still looking for it myself. Let me know next time you are up and I'll be happy to give you a few insider tips.

dislocator

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:37:51 -0800

hahahahahahaha i hope every LA dumbass has that same experience when they fill Ojai with their cameras and cars on Ojai AVENUE. good thing you missed the restaurants locals hold dear, and Meditation Mount (Krishnamurti's former home). you would have harshed the vibe.

kate

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:47:05 -0800

So I'm confused. You stupidly decide to go to an English tea house (!?) in a quiet town in the foothills of Ventura County, you're disappointed with the results (did you actually have high expectations on that one, regardless of how "cute" it looked?), and you can't find a fresh produce stand (who cares?), so you hate Ojai and don't recommend it to anyone? I think maybe your trip could have used better research (and your review is proof positive that LAist will publish just about anything).

cybele

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:07:05 -0800

Unless they've moved, the Ojai Playwrights Conference has all their performances and seminars up at the Happy Valley School, not in town. I prefer the food at Azu, which is served tapas style. Personally, I find the best things about Ojai to be the quiet and beautiful orchards with their rock wall enclosures. The best farm stands are towards Filmore if you take the back way via Valencia if you're not there for the farmers market in town.

Ken

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:53:52 -0800

You've got to head out of town (about ten minutes from the town center) to the Beatrice Wood house. It's a great little museum and the docent/curator who showed us around was enthusiastic and welcoming. We may have been the only group she had seen that day, but we got a great tour, even getting to spend a bit of time in Wood's studio, which my kids found fascinating. Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts