A prominent geologist, Grove Karl Gilbert, calculated in the early 1900s that miners in the Sierra Nevada had displaced ... during two trips I took to Gold Country in recent weeks.

In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, former mining hamlets appeal to hikers, historians, and foodies. A replica of Sutter’s Mill, where gold was first spotted in Northern California ...

A deadly stabbing Monday in the Gold Country town of Ione has been ... Ione is a city of about 8,000 people in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Amador County.

As a third-generation prospector, he was raised amid the sparkling streams of California’s Gold Country, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, getting to know its watery veins as well as the ...

Travel back to the Gold Rush era on Highway 49, where charming mining towns are surrounded by panoramic vistas of the Sierra ...

(KTXL) — Vineyards in Napa and Sonoma may be more famous, but the Sierra foothills ... El Dorado, Nevada and Placer. The area is called “Gold Country” – not “Wine Country.” ...

Nevada City will be ... Or rather a festive foothills feel, one that incorporates all of the charms and scenic beauty of this old and storied Gold Country town. Fir trees add to the beautiful ...

The Electra Fire in Sierra Nevada Gold Country broke out Monday afternoon and tripled in size to about 6.1 square miles. It was 5% contained Tuesday night. The fire was making short, uphill runs ...

Known as the "Gateway to the High Sierra Mountains," the city is primely placed in the foothills of the rugged ... activities in California's Sierra Nevada. Colfax is right up there at the top ...

The young writer came across a tale in the Sierra Nevada foothills that would bring him ... an exhibit on Mark Twain’s experiences in Gold Country. Both the Angels Hotel downtown and a replica ...