By John Metcalfe, Atlantic Cities Normally, seeing a bike helmet squished down like a crumpled melon would invoke feelings of dread: It’s a clear signal that somebody had a bad accident. But with the Closca “Turtle” helmet, it just indicates an unusual design job. The [...]
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The smoke that people on the South Shore are smelling is from fires outside of the Lake Tahoe Basin. There are fires burning near Mariposa on Highway 140, one of the roads leading into Yosemite National Park. The 2.5-square-mile fire that started Sunday is 15 [...]
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Last year SUP pro athlete Anthony Vela hailed the Race the Lake of the Sky his top pick for the best standup paddle event of the year. This year’s event kicks off June 28 with race clinics where world renowned hosts Candice Appleby (SurftechSup, FCSSUP, [...]
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By Kathryn Reed Tennis is mostly a seasonal sport at Lake Tahoe because the lone indoor court is at Ridge Tahoe, which requires owning a time share there or being a guest to use that court at the top of Kingsbury Grade. But the lack [...]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will continue a project to eradicate, control, and contain known and future infestations of invasive weeds using chemical treatment. Work will occur June 24-28. An environmental assessment released by the Forest Service in 2010 identified 493 [...]
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By Regina Bradley, Reno Gazette-Journal Dan Quinn, a five-time American Century Championship winner and 14-year NHL veteran, might be a shot ahead of some of his fellow celebrity golf competitors. Quinn was on the bag for Ernie Els at the U.S. Open last week. His [...]
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Eldorado National Forest is opening 24 popular high-country off-highway-vehicle routes for public motorized vehicle use and another 18 that will be designated after repairs have been made. The routes were closed in 2012 by court order until their impacts on water flow in meadows were [...]
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By Kathryn Reed While everyone touts there only being one island in Lake Tahoe, four of us say not so fast. What about that sandbar of sorts between Trout Creek and the mouth of the Upper Truckee River that is home to a flock of [...]
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By Carla Meyer, Sacramento Bee California Highway Patrol air rescuers battled windy conditions to pluck two stranded teenagers from a 8,600-foot-high cliff in the Sierra Buttes on Saturday. CHP Valley Division Air Operations responded at 5:45pm June 15 to a call from the CalFire about [...]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee The U.S. Forest Service’s Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking public input on a proposal to remove the Incline Lake dam near Incline Village and restore the area affected by it. Public comment on the proposal is being [...]
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