Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Big Sur's usually bustling tourism industry has been suffering in the wake of a bridge outage and a landslide that isolated the area earlier this year. But now, trails that had been open to locals only are now welcoming travelers, too, allowing tourists access to town, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, and Andrew Molera State Park.
The scenic coastal highway has been closed since April 2017 because of landslide damage.
This week's deluge closed parts of Highway 1 and threatened to delay construction.
Access to the Monterey County coast should be restored by the end of July.
Citizens in the coastal town--cut off from civilization by a damaged bridge and landslides--share the challenges of isolation.
The Orange County couple were hiking in the Mojave, where temps reached 113 degrees.
Miracle and Nomad, two California condors, have a chick—the first born in the wild in decades.
The Detwiler Fire forced thousands to evacuate their homes in Mariposa County this week.
The body of a woman who was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail was found in the northwestern part of Yosemite National Park.
Vinod Khosla's suit strikes at the core of the California Coastal Act.
