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The Maidu explain the world differently than most of us do. Turtle has a starring role in one version of the Maidu creation story, greatly abbreviated…

In honor of the 100th birthday of our National Parks system, this week we head up the road to the alpine wilderness of Lassen Volcanic National Park—an…

This week we head up the road to celebrate the harvest. ‘Tis the season.After you’ve done justice to your local farm trails and farmers’ markets, consider…

We’ve been talking about harvest, such a long, enjoyable season here in the North State. There’s so much harvest to celebrate from here into the holidays,…

This week we're heading Up the Road to the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale, "where the best in the west meet and compete." It started out as the Red Bluff…

Today we head up the road to Shasta or Old Shasta, a ghost town and state historic park flanking the highway just a few miles west of Redding. Beyond Old…

We head up the road this week to visit Bodie, California’s official gold-mining ghost town and a very remote state historic park well worth the…

We head up the road today and in coming weeks to revisit the legacies of John and Annie E.K. Bidwell, official founders of Chico, though of course the…

We head up the road this week to Downieville, known these days for its northern gold-country charm and the annual Downieville Classic point-to-point…

We head up the road this week to San Francisco, and that city’s official beginnings—its modest Spanish mission, California’s sixth, and The Presidio, its…