The Northern California hamlet of Murphys is one of those rare places that seem to have avoided the coming of the 21th century. While the streets are paved and lined with cars and there are plenty of ...

On a rare weekend away without husbands or kids, my friend Joanne and I headed for the foothills. A few minutes before we would have landed in a high Sierra forest of giant sequoias, we veered off ...

The “Queen of the Sierra” lives up to its regal billing in many ways. Murphys is a charming village, full of quaint shops, top-notch wineries and appealing restaurants. It’s also thick with historical ...

MURPHYS, California – Who doesn't love a good ghost story? Especially around this time of year. But what about sleeping with ghosts? On a recent excursion to Murphys, one of California's former Gold ...

The lone bartender slid the wine glass across the stone-topped bar toward me, saloon-style. I was the only person in the grotto-like tasting room, and received full attention from the black Lab at my ...