The entire day in Yreka can easily cost less than $60, including gas, lunch, and museum fees. Porterville nestles at the base of the Sierra Nevada foothills, offering budget-friendly natural beauty.

One such massive, noxious weed may be growing in your yard, waiting to burn you if you try to remove it too quickly. Heracleum mantegazzianum, better known as giant hogweed, has been present in the ...