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Three Sisters Rock is a massive rock formation in the Agua Dulce area east of Santa Clarita.

3 desert hikes near L.A. to enjoy this crisp fall weather

You don’t have to drive to Joshua Tree National Park to hike in the desert. Each of these desert hikes is within two hours of L.A., including two that are less than an hour’s drive away.

Asphalt roads of Highway 120.

There’s still time to drive Highway 120, a ‘roller coaster road’ through California’s wild east

LONE PINE, CA - MARCH 23: Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the contiguous United States and the Sierra Nevada, with an elevation of 14,505 feet, is located on the east side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, shown from Whitney Portal Road on Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Lone Pine, CA. Flash flooding along the eastern Sierra Nevada a week ago caused an unprecedented breach in the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Los Angeles Aqueduct, as well as other damage. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Body of missing climber found, buried in snow, on Mt. Whitney

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Explore Northeast L.A. via this 23-mile urban hiking trail

2022 April 21 Mato Grosso, Brazil.A rainbow and a storm over the Xingu Indigenous Territory, which is threatened by the expansion of illegal logging, cattle ranching, and agribusiness. The road leads to the entrance of the Indigenous territory. Photo by Pablo Albarenga

Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988

ANACAPA ISLAND, CA - MAY 1, 2025: A whale breaches near Anacapa Island during a visit organized by UC Santa Barbara scientists and environmental advocates to highlight research done on marine protected areas. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)

California creates first tribal-led marine protected areas

a member of the Round Valley Tribes poses for a portrait outdoors

Why an ambitious 300-mile trail in Northern California distresses some Native Americans

An aerial of the Griffith Observatory with animated geometric shapes on top

Want to get outside this weekend? 3 great L.A. hikes to avoid heat

As Santa Ana winds bear down, officials shutter parks to avoid sparking a fire: Here’s what’s closed

This Joshua Tree highway keeps killing wildlife. Enter the poop-hunting dogs

Where to hike before Angeles Crest Highway gets slammed by El Niño

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