Ever wondered what your favorite ski trails look like in the summer? Or what beautiful views you might have missed while ...

Crows soared overhead as I made my way up the steep staircase leading to South Fortuna Peak in Mission Trails Regional Park. The mountain is only 1,094 feet tall, the smallest of the five peaks in ...

(Chalk it up to lack of time — or, as I like to see it, a deep interest in exploring the unknown.) Instead, I headed to the Carmel Mountain ... Begin hiking north along the wide dirt trail.