California's peerless coast redwood trees (officially known as Sequoia sempervirens) reach heights that almost defy belief — until you're lucky enough to see them in person. As the tallest trees on ...

Sunset in Point Lobos State Park. California is a land of striking geographic contrasts—towering mountains rise alongside lush forests, while deserts brush up against fertile agricultural valleys. You ...

Cruising along the Northern California coast is magic. The way the roads twist through canyons carved by azure rivers and careen around massive tree trunks, and how the sun breaks through the canopy ...

The moment I stepped onto the winding trail beneath towering sequoias, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia. The crisp mountain air, the scent of pine, the way the golden California sun filtered through ...

California is home to three of the best national parks in the country, according to Lonely Planet. The travel guide recently combed through all 63 protected nature destinations in the contiguous 48 ...

Roughly 95% of California’s old-growth redwood forests have been logged at least once, leaving mostly young trees and making the overall ecosystem less diverse. Fern mats — spongy masses of ...