The maps also aren’t meant to show that there is no risk from wildfires in areas not designated in a fire zone, and they focus on the heightened risk for places close to forests, grasslands, parks ...

A warm weekend after a big spring rain is the optimal time for a hike to one of the Bay Area’s waterfalls. The map above shows 10 of them; more details in the stories linked at the end.

As a former California transplant living in San Francisco, I made it my mission to get to as many California national parks ...