John Muir

Marion Cunningham dies at 90; icon of American cooking

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Marion Cunningham's crusade to preserve the nightly supper hour came of her concern that without it children would never learn table manners or the give and take of dinner conversation. Not only that, she worried that such traditional American dishes as...

Cookbook legend Marion Cunningham dies

2012-07-11 16:33:08

Covering the Sierra High Route by ski

2011-12-11 00:00:00

After Barry Ohm met mountain guide Dave Beck, Ohm knew he had to ski across the Sierra. Ohm, a seasoned climber who was living in South Lake Tahoe in 2009 when he took a winter survival class from Beck, was enthralled with Beck's tales of skiing in...

On a pilgrimage to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

2011-07-10 00:00:00

The White Mountains that straddle the California-Nevada border are known for their extreme environment. They get less than a foot of rain a year. The wind blows almost constantly, and the temperatures can dip to well below zero. Hard to imagine, then,...

A peaceful interlude at the Mojave National Preserve

2012-01-08 00:00:00

For a nation in perpetual motion, to cross the lands that make up the Mojave National Preserve has long meant only one thing: You are very nearly somewhere else. For westward-bound travelers, whether they came through open wilderness, along the now-...

Boys' basketball: Muir won't be in Southern Section playoffs [Updated]

2012-02-12 16:39:10

Mud Baron, an evangelical force in school gardens

2012-04-19 16:36:48

Manifest Destiny, in art

2011-08-21 00:00:00

In 1861 Carleton Watkins took the definitive picture of Yosemite Valley from the aptly named Inspiration Point. The sheer granite wall of El Capitan, as sharp as if cut with a cleaver, fills one side of the photo. A rising tier of rock monoliths marches...

Dr. Richard Koch dies at 89; medical pioneer

2011-10-08 00:00:00

As a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II, Richard Koch chose his life's work after reading one of the few books in the camp's meager library — the medical biography "The Doctors Mayo." Liberated in 1945 after 13 months in captivity, he...

California national parks

2012-01-29 00:00:00

A list, from Alcatraz Island to Yosemite National Park, with programs, fees and directions. Find out about historic and scenic sites as well as programs, fees and directions to California's national parks, monuments and recreation areas: Alcatraz...

A fresh heir in Muir country

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Jon B. Lovelace dies at 84; head of American Funds

2011-11-18 00:00:00

Jon B. Lovelace, who led the Los Angeles-based American Funds mutual fund company as it became one of the country's largest money management firms, has died. He was 84. His family said Lovelace died of natural causes at his home in Santa Barbara on...

Water was everywhere in Yosemite Valley in early June, even pouring over the John Muir Trail in the vicinity of Nevada Fall.

2013-04-09 08:25:00

Hikers on the John Muir Trail sometimes had to walk through this small waterfall. It was a small price to pay for stunning views of thundering Nevada Fall.

2013-04-09 08:25:00

At sunrise, Purple Lake is a reflection of its lovely surroundings in California's Eastern Sierra. Thinking of driving up there for a day or two of solitude? Think again. The only way to get to the remote lake high up in the John Muir Wilderness is on two feet or four.

2012-12-28 19:47:00