For two unforgettable hours yesterday, as sun poured down on the Vatican, a bitterly divided world came together.

Near the top of a newly constructed switchback trail in Muir Woods is an enormous log bench carved from a salvaged ancient redwood trunk. It’s there so hikers in the primeval Marin County forest can ...

Perched atop Monte Sano Mountain (which delightfully translates to “Mountain of Health” in Spanish), this 2,140-acre paradise ...