Maryann Jones Thompson

After yet another Thanksgiving without Dungeness crab , it might be time for the Bay Area to adopt a new seafood tradition for the holidays: an oyster road trip along Tomales Bay.

Post-harvest Wine Country is a happy time. With many vines and trees still sporting their fall colors and a host of holiday happenings on the

Robert Aldana has taken his kids—now teenagers—to see the monarch butterflies in Santa Cruz ever since they were little, but this fall the display is extra special.

Like “atmospheric rivers” and “heat domes,” “ king tides ” were something few Californians had heard of until a few years ago.

As drivers zoom past farm after farm on Interstate 5 south of Sacramento, bird watchers from around the world are perched in a field just three

Craft beer connoisseurs are busy making plans for the Bay Area's biggest event of the year: the 20th-anniversary release of Pliny the Younger.

A one-day lift ticket is expensive—but not as high as in the Rockies.

California's hundreds of historic motels, lodges, hotels and resorts have gotten a serious glow-up since the pandemic.

Want to see super blooms without leaving city limits? We asked the guy who manages SF’s natural areas for tips – and added our own favorites as well.

Middle Lake’s two-year restoration is complete, a perfect time to rediscover the park’s western end. Even regulars can find something new.