Collin Harmon: At The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Paradise Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Collin Harmon: At The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Paradise Is Hiding in Plain Sight

I’ve lived in Santa Barbara since grade school, which means I’ve driven past The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara more times than I can count over the years. It’s one of those funny things about living somewhere beautiful — you assume the resort down the road is for other people, not for someone who already calls this town home. That’s part of why I’m starting this little series of staycation pieces: to take advantage of the beautiful communit…