"Highly trained color consultants no doubt have at least 1,527 names for yellow. I had three: school bus yellow, submarine yellow and midlife-crisis-Corvette yellow (also comes in cherry red). .... Now I have aspen. ..." -- read the article.

Highway 4: Hidden Wilderness

"When looking for an alternative route to and from the South Shore, or even just a quick getaway, recreation enthusiasts don't need to look farther than Highway 4. ..." -- read the article.

Lode forest head branching out into economics

"A landscape architect with deep experience in building public recreation facilities has become the new ranger in charge of the Calaveras Ranger District of the Stanislaus National Forest just as it seems likely that new facilities from trails to visitor centers may actually be built. ..." -- read the article.

Forever Golden Part 2: Follow scenic Highway 4 from Arnold to Ebbetts Pass

"I was half-hoping to hear a door creak, the crash of something falling to the floor, padded footsteps in the hallway. At the very least, the 156-year-old building could have cooperated with a groan-out-loud shift of its sturdy redwood bones ..." -- read the article.