Truckee sits at 6,000 feet where the mountain air is free and the views come at no extra charge. The historic downtown feels like a place where your dollar stretches further and your stress levels ...

Mount Shasta delivers that kind of peaceful living in spades. This town sits beneath the towering 14,179-foot Mount Shasta peak, where the pace of life moves as slowly as the morning mist. The ...

Spring offers the smallest crowds of the year, the lowest prices and surprisingly good snow conditions. There’s a low-key ...