BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (CN) — Colorful awnings and tents lined the shores of the Kern River on a Saturday afternoon at Riverside Park in the small town of Kernville in the southern Sierra Nevada ...

The Kern River is one of the great rivers of California’s Sierra Nevada range, descending from its headwaters near the base of Mount Whitney to the San Joaquin Valley floor. Under drought conditions, ...

California is a big state with many hidden towns worth seeking out. This includes a tourist town with award-winning beer and ...

The Kern River is one of the great rivers of California’s Sierra Nevada range, descending from its headwaters near the base of Mount Whitney to the San Joaquin Valley floor. But the river channel ...

Groups trying to bring water back to the dry Kern River bed through Bakersfield have petitioned the California Supreme Court ...

Keep in mind that as you go deeper into the gorge and hit the river, you will come across narrow parts of the trail that require you to use the jagged cliffs as support. The Sierra Nevada Ski ...