I like every type of train journey, from luxury long-distance trips to short, scenic jaunts on public transport. Here are my most memorable trips.

Welcoming nearly 4 million visitors per year, Yosemite Valley has been stirring awe for centuries with its grand granite peaks ... than 40 miles northwest of San Francisco, this national seashore ...

then the geological age of the earth does not exceed ... of the conservation of energy and of matter. The earthquake in San Francisco did not shake buildings so violently as did these new facts ...

Surrounded by the jagged walls of Dragontail Peak and Colchuck Peak in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, the challenging, but jaw-dropping, trail to Colchuck Lake reveals turquoise waters ringed by craggy ...

Located 3 ½ hours north of San Francisco, Shasta Lake is surrounded by rugged mountain peaks, including the 14,180’ Mt ... The alien landscape and geological wonder of Mono Lake beckon visitors to its ...

The San Francisco Bay Area was rattled by a minor earthquake Friday morning that struck just off the coast, followed by at least two aftershocks. The 3.6 magnitude quake struck at 7:02 a.m. off ...

San Francisco chef Charles Phan, the legendary leader behind the Slanted Door, died unexpectedly on Monday night. He was 62. Phan was 13 when his family escaped Vietnam and moved to the United States.

Two morning earthquakes with magnitudes of at least 3.5 struck near San Francisco on Friday and Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. A 3.5-magnitude earthquake near Concord in ...

There is a new regime in charge of the San Francisco Giants. After a largely underwhelming tenure from previous president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, the ownership group made a bold ...