The 72-mile trail starts within the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park and leads to Yosemite-like landscapes. Here's why the High Sierra Trail is one of the most difficult yet ...

Under Wheeler Peak sits Nevada’s only glacier, still hanging on despite the state’s desert reputation. Scientists call it an ...

The Plumas-Eureka Mine became one of the most productive in the northern Sierra, extracting millions in gold before ...

Plumas-Eureka State Park in Blairsden, California might be the 6,000-acre surprise she never knew she wanted – a Sierra ...

Located between Bolivia and Peru, Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest navigable lake—perched at a dizzying 3,812 meters above sea level. Sacred to the Incas and still home to indigenous communities ...

Skip Yosemite’s crowds and explore otherworldly landscapes with lava fields and steaming fumaroles along epic hikes in this California hidden gem.