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We’ve been talking about snow—this may yet be a good year for it—and some snowbound California history, as in the Donner Party. We head up the road this…

When John Muir wandered west out of the Sierra Nevada in the late 1800s, he was overwhelmed by California's great central valley. “When California was…

Many of you already have plans for Labor Day weekend. If you don’t: Head up the road to Willow Creek, a spot in the road overlooking the Trinity River,…

This week we seek out the California, Western, or Pacific gray whale, one of the mightiest migrants of them all. A close-up view of the gray whale,…

We head up the road this week to revisit the life, times, and beloved Beauty Ranch of famed California writer Jack London—a fine Sonoma Valley outing.Not…

Today we head up the road to Manzanar National Historic Landmark, a US government “relocation camp” on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, some six…

We appreciate Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe this week, a chronicler of the California Gold Rush better known as Dame Shirley.Originally from New Jersey…

The largest mission complex in the state, now situated on 1,000 unspoiled acres just east of Lompoc, Misión de la Concepción Purísima de María Santísima…

This week we’re talking about “disaster tourism,” which, yes, is a thing—and has been a thing throughout our brief history on this earth. Just think of…

It’s almost summer, almost time for some serious time out. And don’t we need that this year, especially in far Northern California? Given these…