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Letters to the Editor: Power to the Parks
Alta Journal readers are enamored with our national parks—and the fine folks who work in them.
Letters to the Editor: Continually Annoyed
One Alta Journal reader questions naming Father Junípero Serra the “most overrated Californian.”
The Grand Canyon’s Keeper of Lost Things
For 27 years, Rose Lowe has been returning visitors’ misplaced treasures—and collecting the stories that come with them.
Letters to the Editor: Lost in the River
One Alta Journal reader thinks our Ask a Californian columnists buried (drowned?) the lede.
Ask a Californian: Swimming with Sharks
Our Golden State experts tackle an array of questions about overhyped locals and danger in the water.
The Tragedy of Miranda’s Rescue
The discovery of more than 100 buried dogs at a Northern California sanctuary has exposed failures in the regulation of animal handlers.
Alta True Tales: Tunnel 13
A botched train robbery in Oregon’s Siskiyou Mountains left four men dead, led to an international manhunt, and helped usher forensic science into the modern age.