Pinecrest offers an escape into the central Sierra Nevada, but with some modern-day comforts. Where else can you spend the day paddling around a picturesque lake on a giant inflatable Pegasus before ...

The dry, warm weather means people can already pitch their tents at one of this area’s most popular campgrounds. The Pinecrest Campground has opened several weeks early, with more than 100 sites ...

It’s distressing enough to be mostly shut-in for six months, sheltering at home. Add temperatures hovering in the high 90s to low 100s, and now, wildfire and forest fire smoke blanketing the Valley – ...