/* Homepage Travel Stories only. Other homepage and parallax styles are unchanged. */
.stories-section .journal-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: stretch;
}
.stories-section .story-card {
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line, #e3d4cb);
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(45, 26, 19, .055);
  transition: box-shadow .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
.stories-section .story-card:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 16px 30px rgba(45, 26, 19, .10);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.stories-section .story-media {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 0;
}
.stories-section .story-media .media-placeholder {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  min-height: 0;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #ebe6df;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.stories-section .story-media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
}
.stories-section .story-image-empty {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 6px;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 0;
  color: #76685f;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: normal;
}
.stories-section .story-image-empty i { font-size: 25px; }
.stories-section .story-card-content {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  padding: 20px 19px 18px;
  min-width: 0;
}
.stories-section .story-category {
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 10px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  color: var(--gold, #d9822b);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.stories-section .story-card h3 {
  margin: 9px 0 11px;
  font-family: var(--site-heading-font, Georgia, serif);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.45vw, 21px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.35;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}
.stories-section .story-card h3 a:hover { color: var(--green, #16324f); }
.stories-section .story-card .story-excerpt {
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  line-clamp: 3;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--muted, #74645d);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.stories-section .story-byline {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 7px 12px;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 13px;
  border-top: 1px solid #eee7e0;
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: #665b54;
}
.stories-section .story-byline-author { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; font-weight: 700; }
.stories-section .story-byline-author i { font-size: 14px; color: var(--gold, #d9822b); }
.stories-section .story-byline time { white-space: nowrap; }
.stories-section .story-link {
  display: flex;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 48px;
  margin: auto 0 0;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 14px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #D9822B;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 750;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background .2s ease;
}
.stories-section .story-link:hover,
.stories-section .story-link:focus-visible { background: #16324F; color: #fff !important; }
.stories-section .story-link:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--gold, #d9822b); outline-offset: -3px; }
.stories-section .story-link i { transition: transform .2s ease; }
.stories-section .story-link:hover i { transform: translateX(4px); }
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .stories-section .journal-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 18px; }
  .stories-section .story-card h3 { font-size: 20px; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .stories-section .journal-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 18px; }
  .stories-section .story-card-content { padding: 20px 19px; }
  .stories-section .story-card h3 { font-size: 20px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .stories-section .story-card,
  .stories-section .story-media img,
  .stories-section .story-link i { transition: none; }
  .stories-section .story-card:hover { transform: none; }
}