After all, the comfort, warmth and safety of many depend on it — especially among discerning travelers seeking a fun ...

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Worry and fear are running high in this snowbound Sierra Nevada ski town. Buildings groan and crack under the strain of accumulated snowpack, forcing occupants to flee. Slabs ...

“The mountains are calling, and I must go,” wrote the 19th-century naturalist and conservationist John Muir. Following Muir’s cue (or, perhaps, his siren song) we made a family trek this summer to the ...

Summer’s hot and crowded days have passed, and many of us are seeking relaxing fall escapes into nature. Here’s a tip: head east over our mighty Sierra Nevada to Mono County and the Mammoth Lakes ...

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Mammoth Lakes Tourism announced a new fundraising campaign committed to cleaning up the region’s lakes in partnership with Clean Up The Lake. Every dollar raised over the next ...

Mammoth Lakes is a place of perennial change. In the past half-century, this Eastern Sierra town has gone from a middle-of-nowhere outpost to a bustling destination that sees millions of tourists a ...

The Santa Barbara County chaparral shrublands form my best-loved hiking region, also called Los Padres National Forest. However, the much higher “alpine” areas also summon the soul to breathe free ...

Good morning, fellow Escapists. This spring proved fairly lackluster for California wildflower fans — a long way from 2019’s legendary superbloom. Still, there were pockets of color, if you knew where ...