Thru-hiking a National Recreation Trail isn’t easy. Preparing for it is even harder. Backpackers need the right combination of fitness, finances, luck and time. A Pacific Crest thru-hike will ...

A team of about 50 firefighters are currently battling a three-alarm vegetation fire burning in the Oakland Hills near ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, the yellow wildflowers were dancing in the breeze and the San Francisco skyline beckoned to be painted from the empty ...

OAKLAND, Calif ... the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline from the new stretch of trail right on the bay. WATCH: San Francisco Bay Trail's 30th anniversary gift: a path across ...