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Wildlife
Dog Saves Owner From Vicious Mountain Lion Attack Along the Trinity River
Photo: Forest Service Northern Region Erin Wilson and her dog Eva were enjoying a beautiful day at the Whites Bar…
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Yosemite-Mammoth
Yosemite Announces Opening Day 2022 for Half Dome Cables
Yosemite National Park has announced they plan to install the cables on Half Dome to allow hikers to summit the…
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Events
Summer Concert Series Returns to South Lake Tahoe with a Star-Studded Lineup Under the Stars
Harrah’s and Harveys in South Lake Tahoe is bringing back their much anticipated outdoor summer concert series for 2022 with…
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Photography
The Best Photos of the Super Flower Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse in Northern California
Photo by Jake Edwards A rare lunar event dazzled the eyes of onlookers across North America Sunday night, with a…
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Video
Ring of Fire: Snowboarders Climb and Ride Down NorCal’s Two Active Volcanos
When discussing the outdoors of far Northern California, two of the main destinations you’ll likely hear about are Mount Shasta…
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News
A Total Lunar Eclipse Called the ‘Super Blood Flower Moon’ is Happening this Weekend
Photo by Paul Gilmore This weekend will see a spectacular lunar event with a Super Blood Flower Moon lighting up the…
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News
Active NorCal’s Very Own Chef Brien O’Brien is Returning to Masterchef for Season 12
After possibly the most controversial exit ever on Masterchef in season 8, Active NorCal’s very own Brien O’Brien is making…
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News
Your Complete Guide to Grinduro – The International Cycling Celebration Coming to Mt. Shasta
Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Northern California’s Siskiyou County is one of the most popular biking destinations in the…
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Sports
Fly-Fisherman Nets GORGEOUS 27-Inch Rainbow Trout in Keswick Reservoir
We’ve written a few articles about the under-the-radar fishing just below Shasta Dam in Keswick Reservoir, especially since no one…
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News
Mt. Shasta Ski Park Begins Construction on Gray Butte Lift, Hoping to Complete by Next Season
The Mt. Shasta Ski Park is hard at work on the construction of a brand new lift that will open…
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Video
Watch the Condor Return to its Native Northern California Land After 100 Years
For the first time in 100 years, the endangered condor has returned to Northern California. During a livestream by the…
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Video
Get A Bird’s Eye View of a Full Lake Shasta and Snow-Covered Mt. Shasta from the Wet Winter of 2017
The wonderful people over at Sting Flight have taken a quick flight from Sacramento to Mt. Shasta in order to…
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Wildlife
Wildlife Officials will Release Chinook Salmon into Clear Creek Instead of Sacramento River this Year
Photo: Coleman National Fish Hatchery The dry winter of 2022 will be felt by humans throughout California this year. Water…
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Wildlife
Watch as Thousands of Seagulls Breed on the Humboldt Coast
It’s seagull breeding season on the Humboldt coast near Trinidad, California, meaning thousands of seagulls are nesting on their eggs…
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News
Man Arrested After Free-Climbing the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco
A weird and dangerous stunt took place in San Francisco on Tuesday with a man free climbing the 1,070-foot Salesforce…
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Video
YouTuber Recreates Star Wars Battle on the Sacramento River with Jetovators and it’s AWESOME
Devin Graham is a videographer who produces extreme sports videos for his nearly more than 6 million subscribers on Youtube…
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Stories
The Rich History of Star Wars in Northern California
It was in the 1950’s, just east of the Bay Area in Modesto, California, where a young man named George…
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Stories
How Star Wars Transformed the Northern California Redwoods into Endor for ‘Return of the Jedi’
In the early 1980’s, the third installment of the wildly popular Star Wars franchise was in production, and creator George…
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News
The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower is Set to Peak this Week. Here’s How to See it in NorCal.
Photo by Diana Robinson From May 4 – 6, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak, dazzling the…
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Tahoe
Tahoe Ski Resort Extends Season Until Memorial Day with 7 Feet of New Snow
Photo by Grant Kaye/Palisades Tahoe Tahoe ski resorts were met with the pleasant surprise of a series of wet storms…
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Wildlife
Tahoe Family Hears Snoring Noises Under Their Home, Finds a Family of Bears Hibernating
Photo: Bear League A Tahoe family was befuddled by “snoring-like noises” under their home this winter. They couldn’t locate the…
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News
Semi Crash on Highway 199 Spills Tar into the Smith River
Photo: Six Rivers National Forest On Thursday afternoon, a semi truck hauling 2,000 gallons of tar overturned on Highway 199 in…
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News
Officials Searching for Father-Son Fishing Duo Lost in Humboldt Bay
U.S. Coast Guard personnel are searching for a father-son duo who went lost while fishing in Humboldt Bay Tuesday. Their…
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News
Olympic Snowboarder Banned from Flying After Plane Crash Stunt in California Mountains
The viral video of former Sochi Olympic snowboarder Trevor Jacob crashing into the California mountains was heavily criticized after many pilots…
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Hikes
The 6 Most Grueling Hikes in Northern California
Sometimes the snowy slopes of Mt. Shasta can look more like Everest. Photo by Todd Diemer The vast wilderness of Northern…
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North Coast
Humboldt Park Ranger Explains Why You Should Never Pick Native Wildflowers
Park Ranger Griff is back with another educational lesson for you outdoor adventurers in Northern California. This time he tackles…
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North Coast
WATCH: Riding Harleys Through the Redwoods on the Avenue of the Giants
Sitting in in the middle of the Humboldt Redwoods State Park is the Avenue of the Giants, a 31-mile two…
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News
Worst Nightmare: California Woman Falls Head First into Washington National Forest Toilet
Photo: Brinnon Fire Department A California woman hiked to the top of Mount Walker in Washington state when she decided…
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Tahoe
Tahoe Mansion with Private Marina Lists for Record-Breaking $100 Million
A massive mansion sitting on the shores of Lake Tahoe went on the market for $100 million dollars recently, a…
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News
Woman Rescued After Getting Stuck in the Lassen Snow for 6 Days
On April 14, Sheena Gullett of Little Valley was separated from her companion after their truck stalled on the snowy…
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Weather
Satellite Images Show Complete Transformation of Sierra Snowpack Following April Storms
After a historically dry winter in Northern California, the region was met with a welcomed April downpour which included multiple…
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News
Major Sturgeon Poaching Investigation Leads to Nine Arrests in Northern California
Wildlife officers have arrested eight men on suspicion of poaching white sturgeon from Sacramento Valley waterways, the California Department of…
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News
Multiple Avalanches Hit Mount Shasta After Heavy Snowfall
The heavy snowfall hitting Northern California mountains has been a wonderful sight to see after a mostly dry winter. But…
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Tahoe
Tahoe Ski Resort Set to Reopen After 3 Feet of New Snow
After a mostly dry winter season from January through March, many ski resorts in Northern California were forced to close…
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Weather
Heavy April Precipitation Relieves Areas of Northern California from Extreme Drought
Lassen Volcanic National Park had to reclose its entrance after heavy April snowfall As the waning days of March ended…
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North Coast
Coast Guard Rescues Three Hikers from the Lost Coast Trail
Three hikers needed the assistance of a helicopter crew from the U.S. Coast Guard to be extracted from the Lost…
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Cannabis
How a Group of High Schoolers Coined the Term “420” in Northern California in the 1970’s
The number 420 is the international number associated with cannabis. At 4:20 pm, marijuana aficionados are likely consuming their favorite…
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News
City of Weed Hosting 420 Festival to Celebrate its Cannabis Roots
The city of Weed, California is embracing its cannabis roots with a 420 festival on Main Street from 9 am…
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Yosemite-Mammoth
Yosemite Serial Killer the Subject of Hulu’s New Documentary ‘Captive Audience’
Two brothers that lived in Northern California lived unfathomably tragic lives. One was kidnapped and lived with his abusive capturer…
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Weather
Mount Shasta Experiences a ‘Second Winter’ with Heavy April Snowfall
The winter in Northern California was depressing, with little to no precipitation falling throughout the region from January to March.…
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Video
Popular YouTube Channel Searches for the Giant Salmon and Stripers of the Sacramento River
MeatEater has become a popular outdoor lifestyle brand with a passion for adventure and wild foods, as well as a…
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History
Courageous Explorer or Bloodthirsty Killer? The Sobering Truth About Kit Carson in Northern California
Who hasn’t heard of Kit Carson, the steely mountain man, courageous explorer, military hero, character in numerous dime novels and…
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North Coast
Eel River Dam Removal is Moving Forward. It Will Create California’s Longest Free-Flowing River.
On Thursday, PG&E’s 50-year license for the Eel River Dams expired, with the company opting against renewing the costly Potter…
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Stories
The Easter Lily Capital of the World Sits Right Here in Northern California
The Easter Lily make a great centerpiece to any Easter dinner surrounded by family and friends. And it’s very likely…
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Weather
Better Late Than Never: Heavy Snowfall Brings Winter Conditions Back to Northern California
It’s been a winter of extremes in Northern California. From October through December, the Sierra saw the most snow during…
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Weather
Greyhound Driver Abandons Bus Near Snowy Donner Summit, Causing I-80 Closure
The snow finally began falling in the Sierra this week, a far cry from the historically dry January through March.…
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News
The 2022 Winter in Northern California was the Driest on Record
Photo: Ben Amstutz Following three years of extreme drought, Northern California was met with a drenched opening of the water year.…
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Destinations
A Complete Guide to Spring Adventures in Siskiyou County
Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Photo by Dave B It’s that time of year again! Time to shed those snow…
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Yosemite-Mammoth
WATCH: CalTrans is Blowing Up Giant Boulders to Open Up the Roadway to Yosemite
With very little snow over the past few months in the Sierra, CalTrans was able to complete the snow plowing…
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Wildlife
Randy Robbins’ Image of the Lassen Pack Wins the California Wildlife Photo of the Year, Obviously
When award-winning photographer Randy Robbins shared his stunning image of the Lassen Pack from the remote Northern California wilderness, we called it the…
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News
Divers Searching for Missing Swimmer on Shasta Lake
Photo by Brandon DesJarlais The dive team from the Shasta County Sheriff is searching for a man that went missing in…
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Yosemite-Mammoth
The Weird Controversy Behind the New ‘Tenaya Stone’ at Disneyland
Photo: Disneyland Resort Disneyland recently opened the Tenaya Stone Spa at the Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, boasting a…
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Weather
April Showers: Thunderstorms, More Than a Foot of Snow Forecast for NorCal Today
It’s no secret that Northern California is experiencing one of its driest winters on record, so at this moment, we’ll…
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Wildlife
WATCH: Falcons Hunt Megaflock of Thousands of Starling Birds in NorCal Sky
Watch the video here When the European starling was brought to the United States in the 1800’s they immediately flourished,…
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News
Geologists War ‘Ring of Fire’ Volcanoes in Northern California are Due to Erupt
Photo by Deanna Lewis With the volcanic eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii last year, geologists are on high alert for the…
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