A river that drained the slopes of a now-vanished volcano may have carved Yosemite Valley's depths during the last 10 million ...

For each participant, the adventure begins with a two-week intensive summer course that exposes them to a variety of ecosystems located in the rain shadow of the “granite curtain” that is the East ...

Scientists are also eyeing how climate change could impact snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, which forms a critical part of California’s annual water supply every spring as it melts and ...

A Georgia woman who went missing for weeks while hiking in California's Sierra Nevada mountains has been found alive inside a cabin that was inaccessible to vehicles due to the snowpack.

California is a big state with many hidden towns worth seeking out. This includes a tourist town with award-winning beer and ...

A female hiker who vanished in the remote Sierra Nevada on a solo trip was miraculously found weeks after her disappearance. Tiffany Slaton, 27, of Jeffersonville, Georgia, was found on ...

A Georgia woman who went missing for weeks in California's Sierra Nevada mountains said that she was trapped by an avalanche and survived off wild leeks and snowmelt before she was found this week ...

California (KOVR) -- A Georgia woman who went missing for weeks while hiking in California's Sierra Nevada mountains has been found alive inside a cabin that was inaccessible to vehicles due to ...

Imagine your mountain climbing buddy ... What that friend would make is — boom — Sierra Nevada’s taproom and brewery in Mills River. Inside, there’s an enormous, beautiful taproom ...

FRESNO, Calif. - The survival story of a missing camper who spent nearly three weeks lost in the snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains has stunned even the most experienced rescuers. The tale of ...