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Here’s how to cannonball into pool season, safely
Yes, there’s still a pandemic, but as temperatures start to spike with summer’s approach, those looking for a place to splash around safely will find plenty of choices to dive into across the region....
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Memorial Day travel by Southern Californians will increase 64%, most going by...
Southern Californians will be traveling this Memorial Day weekend in large numbers, buoyed by sharp decreases in coronavirus cases, increased vaccinations and spurred by pent-up demand from 15 months...
View ArticleScouts suffer significant declines in membership
By David Crary | Associated Press America’s most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA – have been jolted by unprecedented one-year drops in membership,...
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Get out: Hiking in our National Forests
Southern California can feel like a mash-up of strip malls, subdivisions, concrete and cell towers, with days blurring into an endless sea of crowds, cars and pollution. But the area is surrounded by...
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Google Maps accused of offering ‘potentially fatal’ hiking routes
By Amy Woodyatt | CNN Hikers looking to summit Scotland’s highest mountain and other peaks in the area are being sent up “potentially fatal” routes by Google Maps, the region’s mountaineering...
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Jurupa Valley summer swim lessons are back and bring more than 1,000 people
It was a two-for-one kind of deal. Children learned how to swim as they cooled off in the Jurupa Valley High School pool on Thursday, July 15. Allisson Silveira picks up her 5-month-old son, Aiden...
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Secret stairs in LA a good fit for urban explorers
The pandemic had some people climbing the walls. Me, I climbed stairs. Of the 42 walks in “Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles,” it had taken me 10 years to...
View ArticleDiscover (or rediscover) downtown Riverside via free tours
Two days of self-guided tours of downtown Riverside were going to be offered at $20 per adult as a fundraiser. But because sponsors stepped in, the event is now free. “We have gotten such incredible...
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Joshua Tree National Park proposes new entrance, more parking spaces
Overwhelming attendance at Joshua Tree National Park resulting from a desire for outdoor recreation due to the coronavirus pandemic is causing miles-long vehicle back-ups at the entrance and a parking...
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LA’s Music Box Steps: a scenic climb, but leave your piano at home
If a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing right. The always proper Oliver Hardy might say the same thing about the task at hand, right before completely botching it. A similar impulse led me back to...
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Corona’s Griffin Park reopens after renovation
Corona residents have another outdoor place to enjoy — Griffin Park is renovated and open again. The city hosted a reopening celebration Saturday, Aug. 28, that included refreshments for people and...
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U.S. Forest Service closes forests to visitors ahead of holiday; risks of...
Labor Day weekend can be one of the most popular times for local mountain resort towns and campgrounds set in Southern California’s lush forests and remote regions. But with fires raging to the north...
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Photos: Autumn hues in Southern California
Southern California might not have the blazing display of fall colors leaf-peeping destinations like Bar Harbor in Maine, the Catskill Mountains in New York and the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas...
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Newsom signs bill allowing Chino Hills State Park expansion
After several attempts, a bill that clears the way for the first expansion of Chino Hills State Park in 15 years has become law. Late on Saturday, Oct. 9, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 266,...
View ArticleSnow play in Big Bear gets an early start for 2021 winter season
Big Bear Snow Play opens to the public Saturday, Oct. 16, the earliest the popular snow-tubing recreation area has opened in 22 years. With nights in the 20s and lots of dry winds this week, the center...
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Visitors flock to Big Bear area to start winter season in the snow
Nicholas Boldt, 14, of Porter Ranch crashes into the snow as he falls out of his tube while enjoying snow-tubing at Big Bear Snow Play in Big Bear Lake on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. (Photo by Terry...
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3 years after Holy fire, 10,000 more acres reopen in Cleveland National Forest
Thousands of acres in the Cleveland National Forest, blocked off for years in the wake of the 2018 Holy fire, are finally open to visitors again. Access is now allowed on North Main Divide Road and in...
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Mammoth Mountain plans October opening for first time in 10 years
Mammoth Mountain is ready to welcome skiers and snowboarders to its slopes – the first time in a decade and only the 10th time in the resort’s history it has opened in October. With this week’s storm...
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Community gets a snow day at Riverside park
There was snow in Riverside on Saturday, Dec. 4 — sort of. The city spread out 70 tons of the white stuff for a snow day at Bordwell Park in the Eastside neighborhood. That gave kids unaccustomed to...
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San Bernardino’s Seccombe Lake Park is on the upswing
The sad state of San Bernardino’s second-largest park is finally a No. 1 priority. In recent weeks, Public Works crews have descended on 44-acre Seccombe Lake Park, removing trash, painting, pulling...
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