Sandwiched between a lodgepole pine on the left and a foxtail pine on the right is the first Jeffrey pine tree UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford observed in Sept. 2024 on a hike along Mount Kaweah in ...

Producer David Margulies said the 2026 festival – in Grass Valley for the first time – exceeded his expectations.

UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, which may now be the state's highest-altitude ...

Lake Tahoe isn't the only outrageously beautiful alpine lake in the High Sierras — in fact, there are thousands of them, and many are easily accessible.

There’s a particular kind of quiet you can only find in the northern Sierra Nevada. No crowds pressing toward a trailhead, no reservation lottery that fills up in six seconds, no Instagram geotag with ...

The 34th High Sierra Music Festival was held July 2 to 5 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley, California.

Preface / Gary Snyder -- Introduction / Tom Killion -- Singing the Seasons / Tom Killion with excerpts from the writings of John Muir -- Gary Snyder's High Sierra Journals / Gary Snyder -- Sketching, ...