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SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Stefanie Williams, left, of Los Angeles, and Jordan Ward, of Yorba Linda, along with other members of the Die Gemuetlichen Schuhplattler - Phoenix Club German Cultural Center, perform traditional dance at Oktoberfest at Nature Friends on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 in Sierra Madre, California. Nature Friends was a 100-year-old rustic mountain retreat largely off the radar except for select in-the-know groups. The club provided an escape from urban life for quirky nonconformists. With its German/Alpine-style design, they hosted Oktoberfest celebrations every year. The clubhouse burned in January during the Eaton fire. (Gary Coronado / For The Los Angeles Times)

A hidden Alpine retreat destroyed in Eaton fire rises from the ashes for Oktoberfest

Nature Friends, a 100-year-old clubhouse in the hills of Sierra Madre, was burned during the Eaton fire. Its membership rallied to hold their annual Oktoberfest amid the rubble.

AUGUST 12, 2013. ANZA BORREGO STATE PARK, CA. Sue and John Schafer, on a tour with California Overland Desert relax on a dry lake bed in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and wait for the Perseid Meteor Shower to unfold. The cloud-like Milky Way glows overhead. Exposure data: 30 sec @f.2.8, 16mm lens on a Canon EOS 5D Mark III digital camera set at ISO 2500. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Orionid meteor shower will soon be visible over L.A. When and where to watch

Spanish mountaineer Kilian Jornet climbed 72 summits over 14,000 feet in the contiguous U.S. in 31 days this fall. Jornet is seen here climbing Mount Rainer in Washington.
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72 peaks. 31 days. One mountaineering legend: Kilian Jornet’s mind-blowing mountain marathon

Redondo Beach, CA - September 21: Members of Stephanie Pao's Audiobook Walking Club make their way down to the Redondo Beach Esplanade on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025 in Redondo Beach, CA. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times)

Introverts welcome at this audiobook walking club in L.A.

Cassandra Garduño cleans a canal in her chinampa, an island farm built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago, in San Gregorio Atlapulco, a borough of Mexico City, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Women in Mexico step up to protect ancient Aztec farms and save a vanishing ecosystem

Tree planting by subscription, a new business from the former CEO of Reddit

How to plan an extraordinary bikepacking trip across Catalina Island

Admired climber dies in fall from Yosemite’s El Capitan during apparent livestream

Australian scientists have tested bite-resistant wetsuits by luring sharks to chomp on samples at sea

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