When you first gain the crest at 12,100-foot Mather Pass, it feels as if you have transcended earth and gained a foothold in the sky. Directly ahead, the Palisades suddenly emerge into view, a series ...

This story was published originally in The Bee on Sept. 24, 2006. Among hundreds of peaks that form the High Sierra, Tawny Point is barely a bump, an insignificant pile of rocks dwarfed by two ...

Wendy Altschuler brought her three sons on a 70-mile hike along California's John Muir Trail. Her oldest son put his first aid course to good use while helping his little brother. She wants to take ...