Travels with Mike Harris… Discover the Best of the West
A 25-year-old female from Grove City, Ohio was gored after approaching a bison at Yellowstone National Park over Memorial Day weekend. According to park rangers, the unidentified woman on Monday,… Read more >
PHOENIX — Arizona’s hot, dry conditions have reduced the amount of natural vegetation available to bears in the wild, raising the chance of them wandering into areas they are typically… Read more >
Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park this Memorial Day weekend 2022 should expect long lines and full parking lots. Rangers advise that traffic regularly backs up at all entrance stations,… Read more >
The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open on Sunday, May 15 at 6 a.m. to mark the official start of the 2022 season. Grand Canyon Lodge and… Read more >
Hate Black Friday Shopping and fighting the crowds? Go take a hike! Just Released: Easy Hikes Around Lake Arrowhead by travel writer Mike Harris Forget the long lines and jammed… Read more >
Yosemite National Park has added two new shuttle buses to the park’s fleet that serve over 3.7 million visitors each year. The free shuttle service in Yosemite Valley is expected… Read more >
I love when fall comes to Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains (where I live) so I make it a game with myself to look for the first signs of autumn… Read more >
The first thing that caught my eye on this windy, early-winter morning was the big white lettering near the top of the rocky hill in front of me: Calico. I… Read more >
Wrightwood always reminds me of the towns and communities I’ve seen in California’s lower Sierra range, with plenty of pine trees, powdery snow in the winter and a getaway feeling… Read more >
I’ve lived in Southern California’s San Bernardino County for more than 30 years. My wife and I moved from greater Los Angeles to a home near Lake Arrowhead, a community… Read more >