Despite its somewhat fearful name, California's epic Desolation Wilderness is anything but desolate. As a sublime mountain wilderness preserve within Eastern California's Eldorado National Forest, the ...

The search continued Saturday for missing hiker Jason Coughran, who went missing on Memorial Day while hiking in California’s Desolation Wilderness, southwest of Lake Tahoe. The 60-year-old was ...

Searchers are working to find a hiker who has gone missing in El Dorado County's Desolation Wilderness. Jason Coughran, 60, set off Monday from Fallen Leaf Lake near Lake Tahoe and has not been seen ...

It’s the day before the Fourth of July in Lake Tahoe. So naturally, it’s crowded. Traffic moves at a stop-and-go pace down the West Shore. As the road bends toward Sunnyside, a pair of bikini-clad ...

Travel is on the upswing and Californians are hitting the road, whether it’s the highway, the airport tarmac or the hiking trail. Now readers are sharing their recent adventures, snapping photos as ...

Fast Fact: Desolation Wilderness is one of the most popular wilderness areas in the country and home to Horsetail Falls, a nearly 500-foot waterfall. Lying directly west of Lake Tahoe, Desolation ...