A few years ago, San Francisco resident Mike Mullen began photographing the small lakes around Lake Tahoe, particularly the lakes of Desolation Wilderness. He counted close to 90 named lakes and has ...

There’s something to be said about strapping everything you need to your back, trekking through the mountains to a secluded lake, and fishing for your next meal. It’s a way of connecting to nature on ...

Despite its somewhat fearful name, California's epic Desolation Wilderness is anything but desolate. As a sublime mountain wilderness preserve within Eastern California's Eldorado National Forest, the ...

2005-08-21 04:00:00 PDT Echo Lake, El Dorado County-- The bear was nearly as big as a horse, with teeth the size of Ginsu knives and claws like sharpened scythes. It would have scared me half to death ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. California's Sierra Nevada Mountains are home to charming small ...

It’s the day before the Fourth of July in Lake Tahoe. So naturally, it’s crowded. Traffic moves at a stop-and-go pace down the West Shore. As the road bends toward Sunnyside, a pair of bikini-clad ...