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It looked like a nice day when I left Cambria, CA on my way up to Big Sur. I was a little nervous because recent rain had triggered some bad mudslides along the coast. They had to close the highway several times the day before and all the dirt roads were muddy pits. It was supposed to rain again that...

Wildfires are a major problem in California nearly every summer. This year, they are very bad because the summer began with a month of hot dry weather that created dangerous fire conditions throughout California. The coastal hills in California are covered with grasses, shrubs and scattered trees that...

Big Sur along coast of California