Southern California is dominated by shrublands known as chaparral. This landscape was historically characterized by short, shrubby plants ... dragging a chain on the highway, or lightning ...

Bob Van Wagenen is cruising 2,000 feet above the rocky shoreline of California ... for the highway. “It is like a giant has come down this coast with a huge sword and just cut the landscape ...

There’s a special feeling about road-tripping California ... westward, Highway 128 soon starts to climb the Mayacamas Mountains, the terrain wilder now. The Sonoma County landscape is dotted ...

California. The crossing is set to be completed in early 2026. Cougars especially cover large ranges searching for food and mates. According to the National Parks Service, crossing the highway is ...