High in the Sierra Nevada, perched at 11,423-foot Piute Pass, the map maker scanned across the landscape that he cherishes. Below were Desolation Lakes, sprinkled in a cirque at the western foot of 13 ...

Bear activity increases in the fall as the animals' hunger goes into overdrive in preparation for the winter months. See ...

Several Sierra Nevada passes and other high-elevation roads were closed for the winter as of 7 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16. An announcement by the California Department of Transportation noted these ...

The Sierra Nevada mountain range boasts some of the best rock climbing, clearest alpine lakes, and most epic ski terrain in the world. But the story of the Sierra Nevada goes far beyond humanity’s ...