When life feels overwhelming, nature offers opportunities for respite. These three hikes feature places where you can meditate or practice mindfulness.

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San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus is calling for public safety improvements as Mount Baldy hiking trails reopen ...

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Sands disappeared in the area of Mount Baldy — which is notoriously treacherous for hikers — on Jan. 13, 2023. His wife, Evgenia Citkowitz, reported him missing that same day. After a months-long ...

On Jan. 13, 2023, the Smallville star was reported missing by Citkowitz after he had set out to hike California's Mount Baldy. The spot was Sands' "favorite place" when he was in Los Angeles, as his ...