The Trinity Alps Wilderness, about three hours north of Sacramento, offers hiking trails, waterfalls, alpine lakes and ...

It’s like Yosemite without the crowds ... a luscious wide cascade you can peep from a ledge of the trail. Keep an eye out for California pitcher plant, a native carnivorous plant.

Forgoing old-school events, these specialized photographers guide couples through intimate ceremonies in nature's most spectacular settings.

It happened last Wednesday near the Byron Ledge Trail and serves as a stark reminder to stay on marked trails and come prepared, park officials warned. "We will say it again: Stay on marked trails ...

A couple who fatally fell about 800 feet from a Yosemite National Park overlook ... had set up a tripod near the ledge of Taft Point, Viswanath's brother, Jishnu Viswanath, told AP.

Other highly-rated spots include Rattlesnake Ledge Trail in North Bend, Washington, and Piestewa Peak Summit Trail in Phoenix, Arizona.

This underrated Eastern Sierra trail leads to eight pristine alpine lakes tucked between granite peaks and wildflower meadows ...

A "constellation of eyes" welcomed Sidney Woodruff the first time she went nighttime frog spotting at Yosemite National Park. Her headlamp lit up thousands of eyes that belonged to the invasive ...

Rock band Upchurch & The Dixielanders, which blends metal, rock and rap-rock, will perform at The Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park Aug. 2. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday on The Ledge's website.

The road will not reopen early for cyclists, as it does in some years. Yosemite National Park’s eastern entrance will reopen just in time for Memorial Day, officials announced this week.

Yosemite National Park is hallowed ground for adventure lovers. Folks flock here to see some of the most wonderous mountain scenery in California, to hike to the absolute best view in Yosemite ...