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A leaf ashore at Convict Lake. | Photo: Zach Behrens/KCET
"I'm blown away that people say there's no fall color in California," says the editor of a fall color blog.
Snow in Tuolumne Meadows last year
With five and a half feet in Tuolumne Meadows, they're closed until spring.
Chuckwalla Valley campground. | Photo: Chris Clarke
Those of us in or near the California deserts are lucky: we can engage in our favorite pastime year-round.
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For those of us who regularly try to find our way around the California desert the flaws in the iOS 6 Maps app could well prove extremely dangerous.
The latest episode of "Nature Notes" has us looking up at a crisp, beautiful, and dark sky.
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L.A.'s urban hikes will get you outdoors and doing some exercise while getting to know the city more intimately.
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SoCal Wanderer asked a number of hikers for their recommendation on a good hike that's worth getting in before the colder temperatures hit.
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Visitor access to the popular Keys View Road was restored this morning when the road reopened.
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A wildfire in Joshua Tree National Park has prompted the closure of a main park road as firefighting crews work to contain the 270-acre blaze.
Outside a restroom at Fort Mason in Golden Gate National Recreation Area. | Photo: Courtesy National Park Service
The second-most visited National Park Service unit in the country is having a problem with some of its visitors.
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Mountain lion attacks are very rare, but they do happen. This was the 15th confirmed one since 1890.
Before the road into Devils Postpile National Monument was opened on Friday, June 29, 2012 | Photo: Courtesy National Park Service
After hurricane-force winds knocked tens of thousands of trees to the ground last November, Devils Postpile is back in business.
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