Good News, Bad News for Yosemite
As money finally arrives for long-overdue construction and repairs, the National Parks have to balance visitors and construction projects.
California
Santa Barbara's Masterpiece Courthouse
A well-timed earthquake in the 1920s gave the California city the need and the time to create an exuberant civic masterpiece.
Wine & Cheese in Napa Valley, California
Did you know that George G is a grill master and a television celebrity? Read all about it in today's Pic of the Day!
Gold Mining History in Auburn, California
Jonathan L visits California history in Auburn, California
Harvest Display, Sherman Gardens
A very Happy Thanksgiving to all of you from your TravelGumbo team!
Naming names: 'Squaw' no more
Squaw Valley and other sites using the term will be renamed by the U.S. Interior Department
William Land Park and the Sacramento Zoo
Jonathan L explores Sacramento's Land Park and the Sacramento Zoo
History Center, San Luis Obispo, California
It's not easy to read that grotesque expression, but it adorns a building that's on its second civic career.
Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside, California
The more missions PHeymont visited on his California road trip, the more he learned about some surprising aspects of their history.
Old Sacramento
Jonathan L visits Old Sacramento and the California State Railroad Museum
Feds say LAX 'jetpack man' might be balloon
Investigation continues into the reports by pilots over the past year of an object resembling a man with a jetpack as they prepared for landing.
Auburn, California History
Jonathan L visited two sites in Auburn, California dedicated to people whose work helped create the town at the start of its history.
University of California Davis Arboretum
Jonathan L takes a walk through Arboretum and Gardens on the campus of UC-Davis
Ships Ahoy! Monterey, California
It's a busy waterfront at Monterey, California, with flocks of boats and birds!
Clearing Storm over Half Dome
DrFumblefinger loves visiting the mountains, especially when they are shrouded with clouds.