The Catalina Wine Mixer, a fictional event that played a pivotal role in the 2008 Will Ferrell comedy, didn’t exist — until Catalina Island made it so a decade ago.

After years of not being able to saddle up and steer a horse through Catalina Island’s many scenic trails, the island tradition that dates back to the 1930s is now back as members of the public ...

But the trail offers a special chance to get to know a place that’s home to species found nowhere else in the world, from the Catalina Island fox ... The last leg of our trip — a 14-miler ...