BISHOP, Calif. — Just after dawn on Thursday, I pointed my car up a long, steep hill outside Bishop and climbed through the high desert scrub toward the towering peaks of the Eastern Sierra. For about ...

CASTING A LINE... in the heart of winter in Mono County? Chances are as good as Mammoth Mountain is tall that the bait would hit a patch of ice or at least some very chilly water. For the Eastern ...

After a late start to the fall foliage season, if you want to experience the brilliance of the Eastern Sierra's fall colors, you should drive up to the mountains in the next 10 days. The foliage is ...

Outside of Bridgeport, California, everything feels a little more rugged and isolated. The speed limit drops from 65 to 25 mph at the town limit of Bridgeport, California. But you wouldn’t want to be ...

Starting Friday morning, all roads leading to Mono County will be open to the Eastern Sierra – and thus, to the many lakes and streams in the mountains. Tioga Pass will officially reopen 9 a.m. Friday ...

The past month of mild temperatures and no intense storms in the Sierra has made fall foliage expert John Poimiroo very happy. "We haven't had a high wind; we've had a very mild autumn," noted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A car makes its way along Highway 395 in Mono County as the Mountain View fire burns in the background. (Noah Berger / Associated ...