These lake beaches across California offer sandy shores, calm water, and mountain views that make stepping away from the ocean surprisingly easy.

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A short snowshoe hike leads to Tahoe’s “enchanted forest,” where chickadees land in your hand, and marriage proposals are common.

Explore the top attractions in Greater Palm Springs, as voted by readers in the annual Best of the Best competition.

After more than 75 years of near constant wagon train reenactments, people behind the Highway 50 Wagon Train ponder whether they can continue to retrace the Gold Rush era journey ...

Celebrated for scaling rock walls and skyscrapers, the climber has won fans around the world. Now he’s inviting them to explore his home state.

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Washoe City is a hidden waterfront town in Nevada that is easily overlooked. After all, the quaint community is tucked ...

A St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, 10 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., Tipsy Putt, South Lake Tahoe. Lucky 7 & 7: A St. Patrick’s Day ...

A ski patroller turned journalist confronts Tahoe’s warming winters as rain replaces snow, seasons shrink, and science warns ...

State Climatologist and Professor Baker Perry answers questions about the science of snow in the Sierras, and how different weather patterns affect local snowpacks.

The Sacramento Bee spoke to avalanche experts, skiers and guides about what went wrong near Castle Peak, and what skiers can learn.