We left downtown Sonora about 6:15 a.m. Saturday and drove two hours up to Shingle Springs Trailhead above Cherry Reservoir to try to walk out to Kibbie Lake in Yosemite National Park. Shingle Springs ...

It was somewhere just before the last switchback that I saw it. This was, perhaps, the best view of the High Sierra I’ve ever had — and I hadn’t even gotten to the lonely alpine lake at the end of the ...

Yosemite National Park is pure paradise for nature lovers and outdoor recreation enthusiasts. Nested within the Sierra Nevada mountain range in east central California, it's remained a popular hiking ...

Let’s just get this out of the way: Hiking through Yosemite Valley, whether it be to Vernal and Nevada falls or through Cook’s Meadow, is a mesmerizing and special experience. The hulking granite ...