California’s best hiking trails
Planning a getaway in the great outdoors? If you’re looking to hit the trails, expert sources at Tripadvisor, Travel+Leisure and AllTrails have compiled lists of popular hiking spots across the …
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Gas prices down in California over last three months
California gas prices have been sliding lower over the past three months, a reflection of falling oil refinery costs and a new state price-gouging law. Gas prices still remain the …
He saw his daughter fall from Half Dome. He says safety changes could prevent more tragedies
Hannah Fry | (TNS) Los Angeles Times Grace Rohloff was an athlete who had traversed precariously narrow trails leading up to Angels Landing in Zion National Park, hiked the Grand …
After peaking in May, Lake Oroville levels trickling back down
OROVILLE — Lake Oroville’s water level peaked nearly a month earlier than last year but has steadily decreased since mid-June. By May 2, the lake had almost reached its 900-foot …
What you need to know before you go to a national park this summer
Thinking about visiting a national park this summer? You’d better take a look to see if there are any new rules for visiting, such as advance reservations to enter or …
Highway 1 road fix could save Big Sur summer travel season
BIG SUR — Just in time for summer travel, Caltrans will spend nearly $27 million to fix a section of Highway 1 in Big Sur after part of the road …
Biden plans to expand national monuments in Northern and Southern California originally designated by Obama
By Ella Nilsen | CNN President Joe Biden plans to expand two national monuments in California – one, a mountainous wilderness area east of Los Angeles, and another with tree-covered …
The 10 most spectacular castles around the world include a California treasure
Blame childhood fairy-tales or the Disney effect, but castles cast a spell over even the most level-headed of us. We’re enchanted by the very idea of crenellated ramparts and soaring …
Top 10 golf resorts in the U.S. include a Northern California jewel
OK, you golfers, this one’s for you. Golfbreak, a UK-based travel site and PGA Tour’s official golf travel partner, recently named 16 American golf resorts as the best in the …
California’s famous Pea Soup Andersen’s quietly closes in Buellton — for a while or for good?
More than 2 million bowls of pea soup served annually. Until now? California’s famous roadside restaurant, the century-old Pea Soup Andersen’s near Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County, has quietly …