Barack Obama has paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln in many ways, from tracing his inaugural path ...more

February 12, 2009

The conflict between freedom and benign governmental protectionism on occasion meet in strange ways. ...more

January 21, 2009

An out-of-control wildfire burning Sunday near an entrance to Yosemite National Park has destroyed eight homes and threatened thousands more as flames forced authorities to cut power to the park. ...more

July 28, 2008

It had been at least 24 hours since we had seen other humans, and the trail seemed to be ours alone - gleaming granite slabs, scrabbly switchbacks, glorious glimpses of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, and jagged Sierra spires under cloudless skies. ...more

June 22, 2008

Coffee-table books make wonderful last-minute Christmas gifts - for someone else or as a gift to yourself. They focus on every possible subject, from Ansel Adams' breathtaking black-and-white photos of Yosemite National Park to the beauty of seashells. ...more

December 16, 2007

They are photos Ansel Adams never intended anyone to see: proofs taken with a handheld camera of a landscape that lacks the grandeur captured in his portraits of the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite National Park. ...more

November 12, 2007

When James and Rachel Flack moved from California to Sun City Center two years ago, they left their careers behind but brought their passion with them - art. ...more

September 19, 2007