The Trinity Alps offer some of the most spectacular, rugged and wild terrain in the western United States. From unusual red peaks to vast stands of virgin timber to jagged granite turrets, the region ...

WEAVERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Northern California say search teams found the body of a missing hiker who appeared to have fallen to his death in the steep and rocky Trinity Alps. The ...

Hikers visiting the Trinity Alps and Marble Mountain wilderness areas could be facing smoky conditions or worse due to multiple wildfires burning in the area. Numerous lightning-caused blazes were ...

2004-08-01 04:00:00 PDT Weaverville (Trinity County)-- In 1941, James Hilton, the British author of "Lost Horizon," was on a lecture tour of the United States. Inevitably, a reporter asked him: In all ...

WEAVERVILLE — It was the pictures of the Trinity Alps that tempted me — and hundreds of other eager hikers. Pristine lakes strung between granite peaks and waterfalls tumbling through mixed forests ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Swift Creek bridge provides hikers with clear views of the roaring river beneath them. (Jaclyn Cosgrove / Los Angeles Times) ...

Whenever I’m feeling stressed out, heartbroken or scared over the state of our nation, the one place where I can find solace, however fleeting, is in the outdoors. I’ve taken several mental vacations ...

A popular wilderness destination in the North State will be closed until mid-November due to wildfire activity. U.S. Forest Service officials on Wednesday announced a closure order for the Trinity ...

Remote and far less traveled than national parks of similar beauty, the Trinity Alps Wilderness in Northern California is the adventure that’s been calling to your wild heart. But you’ve likely never ...