This road trip climbs up California’s Hwy 395 through the Eastern Sierra, where granite giants, volcanic lakes, and cocktails by crystal-blue water await. 🪨 Buttermilk Boulders — high desert hikes epic granite playgrounds near Bishop 🌊 Mono Lake — salt flats alien spires in the eerie, ancient basin of the Eastern Sierra 🍹 Gar Woods Grill & Pier — lakeside cocktails with a view on Tahoe’s North Shore 📍Bishop, Mono County, North Lake Tahoe | Visit California

The first impactful winter storm of the season slammed the I-80 corridor in Soda Springs, California, over the weekend, bringing treacherous driving conditions. | AccuWeather

Check out these beautiful displays of the Northern Lights recently! 🤩💚 These images are from Colorado, but people in Northern California, Iowa and New Hampshire reported seeing them as well. SoCal might have a better chance to see them in darker spots like Joshua Tree or the Angeles National Forest. | ABC7