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Travel is on the upswing and Californians are hitting the road, whether it’s the highway, the airport tarmac or the hiking trail. Now readers are sharing their recent adventures, snapping photos as ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Do you love Desolation Wilderness? Can you help preserve this special place of breathtaking beauty and keep it wild? Would you enjoy doing something meaningful by joining ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) -- New rules are being introduced at a popular hiking spot in the Sierra Nevada that aims to prevent bears from stealing human food. Effective next Monday, overnight campers ...

SALT LAKE TAHOE (CBS SF) -- As thousands of South Lake Tahoe residents returned to their homes Monday, officials issued a warning to be on the lookout for bears who have been wandering through the ...

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 ...

First responders camped overnight with an injured hiker in the Desolation Wilderness in the Eldorado National Forest. Search and rescue crews with the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office hiked out to ...

Search and rescue teams located the 28-year-old missing hiker on Thursday about 2:30 p.m. near Middle Velma Lake. Nathan Spearing, who suffered nothing more than wet feet, said he camped near Lower ...