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Shoshi Parks

Shoshi Parks is a Bay Area writer specializing in stories about travel, history, and food. Her work has appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, NPR, Atlas Obscura, Fodor's Travel, and elsewhere.

How this year’s historic wildfires are affecting California’s Wine Country

How this year’s historic wildfires are affecting California’s Wine Country

How to avoid cannibalism in the Sierras: Hiking in the footsteps of the ill-fated Donner Party

How to avoid cannibalism in the Sierras: Hiking in the footsteps of the ill-fated Donner Party

Tule elk are at the center of an epic conservation battle on Point Reyes National Seashore

Tule elk are at the center of an epic conservation battle on Point Reyes National Seashore

Extraordinary Places, Great Outdoors

The fragile glacial world of Washington’s North Cascades National Park

The fragile glacial world of Washington’s North Cascades National Park

Saved by The Great Skedaddle: Once a year, Beaufort shows off its most spectacular mansions to the public

Saved by The Great Skedaddle: Once a year, Beaufort shows off its most spectacular mansions to the public

150 years of women’s suffrage: During Cheyenne’s rough-and-tumble Wild West days, the town’s women were the toughest of the bunch

150 years of women’s suffrage: During Cheyenne’s rough-and-tumble Wild West days, the town’s women were the toughest of the bunch

Extraordinary Places, News & Events, Road Culture

Escorted by Saltwater Cowboys, the Chincoteague Ponies make their 94th annual swim across the channel from Assateague Island

Escorted by Saltwater Cowboys, the Chincoteague Ponies make their 94th annual swim across the channel from Assateague Island

Great Outdoors, Road Culture

Searching for Bigfoot: If the elusive creature exists, he’s probably hiding deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Searching for Bigfoot: If the elusive creature exists, he’s probably hiding deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Partner Content

The tiny, Old West-inspired town where anything goes

The tiny, Old West-inspired town where anything goes

Features, Road Culture

A secret alchemist society—at the heart of a Bay Area museum—wants to unlock the mysteries of humankind

A secret alchemist society—at the heart of a Bay Area museum—wants to unlock the mysteries of humankind

From the Old West to Mars: Hollywood can’t seem to quit this Utah ghost town

From the Old West to Mars: Hollywood can’t seem to quit this Utah ghost town

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