Q&A with Heidi Merrick

What’s next—tagging El Capitan?

Set in the West: Your Novel Picks

Modern Garden Gift Ideas

Vail’s free concert series, an L.A. guide, Sunset’s big open house—and more!

5 things to do in Yosemite with a toddler

5 ways to maintain a veggie garden in dry times

Links we love: And now for your next trick

Meet Herb Quady, Southern Oregon winemaker

My Airstream Life: Winter Decor

Spring Break Beats

Where to go this weekend: Boise, ID

9 Affordable Ways to Perk up Your Patio

The Best and Most Improbable Documentary Ever

Coastal day trip: Pescadero’s spectacular views, hiking and picnic spots

Editors’ Airbnb Wish List

Mars, the Next Western Frontier

Where to go this weekend: S.F.’s Mid-Market

Where to go this weekend: Duncan, AZ

The West in Pictures

Requiem for a Duck

Are you ready for a better IPA?

Heritage Eats: a fresh start for fast food

Links We Love: Western Beauty

Links We Love: New Uses for Old Things

Get a peek at Pluto, the West’s own planet

Slow Food Meets Slow Flowers

Edibles 101

Where To Go for the Weekend: Kalispell, Montana

Orphaned fisher kits move into new home, Yosemite National Park