Containing wildfires—never mind extinguishing them—in parched and windy conditions can be monstrously difficult. Dry vegetation is rocket fuel for blazes and wind both feeds the flames and spreads the ...

A visit to the ancient bristlecone pine forest in California's White Mountains begins with a dramatic climb from the desert in Owens Valley at 4,000 feet elevation to the Schulman visitor center ...

For winter dreams of skiing down glistening white slopes and spending time ... Where is the snowiest place in California? The snowiest mountain in California — and the second snowiest place ...