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7 must-see Bureau of Land Management destinations in California

The B.L.M. oversees roughly 15 percent of California’s landmass, including insanely beautiful stretches of coastline, desert, and mountains.

6 fascinating facts about California: serenity and sourdough bread edition

When mining camps were the tech incubators of the West

by Gregory Crouch

6 fascinating facts about California: screeching parrots and saintlike dad edition

California’s summer outlook: Hotter, drier, and scarier than normal

When Australian ex-convicts formed the meanest gang in San Francisco

6 fascinating facts about California: avocado and bumble bee bridge edition

A new look for the California Sun

Humboldt County’s sculpture race is the ‘triathlon of the art world’

A cathedral of capitalism on California’s Central Coast

6 fascinating facts about California: hero orangutan and dirtbag dope edition

California’s last volcanic eruption

6 fascinating facts about California: therapy pig and peach king edition

A California high school where students pretty much run the show

Snowshoe Thompson was the Paul Bunyan of the Sierra Nevada

What happened to the California drive-in?

6 fascinating facts about California: Glass Beach and gay marriage edition

In a state of many Humboldts, recalling a forgotten father of environmentalism

The sad saga of the bear said to be depicted on California’s state flag

6 fascinating facts about California: Clint Eastwood and credit cards edition

The Chandelier Tree is a beacon for romance in Los Angeles

A century ago, a Sicilian immigrant carved a subterranean wonderland in the San Joaquin Valley

When the California sun turns green

The alien clouds of Mount Shasta

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