What you'll see: A drive through the foothills of Calaveras County provides a tour of Gold Country towns and access to three amazing limestone caverns: Moaning, Mercer and California. The route starts ...

VALLECITO, Calif.VALLECITO, Calif. — Oak trees and vineyards dot the rolling hills of Calaveras County, tucked away between Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe, a place with four distinct seasons ...

Not all fun in the Gold Country occurs in the great outdoors. There are some remarkable adventures to be had below ground. All you need is a miner’s helmet and a dauntless spirit. Rappeling down one ...

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A 45-minute tour of Mercer Caverns, near Murphys, is offered for all ages. As long as you can stoop beneath a few low spots and climb 232 steps to exit the cavern, you can do this tour. Adam Blauert ...

This was sure one hell of a mess, like nothing I'd planned. How did anybody talk me into it? I was working my way down a rope through a series of crevices into an underground limestone cavern -- that ...