This easy (but dangerous) interpretive trail through the desert is hiding in plain sight at one of Southern California's most popular national parks.

Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-351-1400; anthonymeier.com. Through Aug. 8: "Consider the Oyster," works by female artists inspired by the author M.F.K. Fisher. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through ...

The walk around Santee Lakes isn’t much of a hike, but it still makes for a pleasant way to get outdoors without venturing ...

Not every highway pullout is worth a stop, but I think every one of them on the Mendocino Coast just might be worthy of ...