Caroline Himbert finished the northbound John Muir Trail in three days and 16 hours, shaving about 12 hours off the previous ...

Tucked just outside of Sacramento is a treasure trove of off-the-beaten-path small towns that highlight towering sequoias, railbike trails, and historic sites.

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Yreka is the kind of affordable California town where living happily and debt-free isn’t just possible, it’s practically the ...

Cameras monitored by Point Loma Nazarene University student researchers picked up the rare image last week, prompting the ...

A new study out by KURU Footwear ranks Texas as the fifth best state to hike in. According to the study, Texas has more than ...

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that California’s statewide minimum wage will increase beginning January 1, 2027.

A team of researchers, led by UCSC Ph.D. candidate John Morgan, published a study on how recreation in the Santa Cruz ...

What makes this trail otherworldly isn’t the difficulty or the distance, it’s the sheer strangeness of the landscape.

The “happiest place on earth” is hiking up their food and beverage prices yet again — this time, with the largest hit on the ...

Ensenada brings together activities and areas that provide access to astronomy, biodiversity, geology, and environmental conservation.

David Cifaldi and his two hiking companions were crossing Montana’s ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and approaching the top of ...