19+ hour, 51+ min ago   (222+ words) San Franciscans can now explore the newly reopened West Gallery at Golden Gate Park's historic Conservatory of Flowers. The San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers sits just off JFK Promenade in Golden Gate Park. Joggers and bikers regularly pass the scenic…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (238+ words) A mountain lion had made its way into San Francisco's Panhandle neighborhood over the weekend, a rare but not completely unheard-of sight for one of California's major cities. Residents reported seeing the lion near Fell and Baker streets, prompting Animal…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (816+ words) A view of the Lembert Dome in the Tuolumne Meadows, an area in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Water gently rolls downstream in the Tuolumne Meadows, an area in Yosemite National Park, Calif. The Tuolumne River flows across boulders in Yosemite…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (33+ words) KTVU A mountain lion spotted in San Francisco’s Panhandle neighborhood over the weekend has safely moved along, officials said, relieving residents after the rare big cat sighting....

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (410+ words) A mountain lion was spotted Saturday night near Fell and Baker Streets in San Francisco's Panhandle, sending Animal Care and Control officers to the scene as city leaders pushed out an urgent public safety alert. The sighting unfolded in a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (439+ words) Austin Wallis and Katie Griffis, the co-owners of the Northern Lights Saloon. There’s an unexpected mecca at the end of a long gravel road along the western side of Glacier National Park. The drive — long, slow, often bumpy and dusty…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (222+ words) A hiker stranded roughly two miles from the trailhead inside Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve near San Jose was airlifted to safety late last week after reporting that a mountain lion was stalking him along the Boccardo Loop Trail. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) Free bike demos, helmet fitting and a BMX stunt show are coming to Pleasant Hill next Sunday, September 13, when the Bike Family Fest sets up in the Diablo Valley College overflow lot at 440 Golf Club Rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (757+ words) Bison at Hart Park as seen on Aug. 19, 2026. That’s by design. The park’s founder, William S. Hart, and even Walt Disney himself, would have wanted it that way. “Our animals all live really long lives because they just love living…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1031+ words) As my raft plowed into a frothy hole on the Wild Horse rapid in the Upper Klamath River’s Kikaceki Canyon, it swung sideways, shuddered and then charged on through a series of churning, boat-eating holes near the California border. The…...