Yes I did. I'm probably his age (in my 40s), so not the 20 somethings he thinks are the next generation of California natives that are still stoked. Some of us don't get jaded in older age like he describes but rather keep the dream alive by taking a slightly different path less traveled; that was my reaction to his article -- a bit of creativity and planning can take one to amazing places rarely visited in this state. There are many vacant beaches below cliffs, trails to discover, mountain peaks to camp on, pools below waterfalls and cliffs to jump from, many volcanic hot spring pools to soak in, just requiring a few miles of hiking...