By Nic Abelow Start today with purpose. Where do you want to be? What does the path look like that gets you there? If this is a new path make sure you know where you will be starting from. Are you prepared for the journey? What are your potential challenges? Did you bring your warm […]
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By Associated Press Southwest Airlines is now offering nonstop flights between Reno and Oakland. Officials celebrated the launch of the three new daily flights at Reno-Tahoe International Airport on Monday. Previous nonstop flight service between the two cities was canceled in 2013 when Southwest Airlines dropped six destinations to and from Reno. Officials have […]
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By Motley Fool Winter is just a distant memory for residents of the Northern Hemisphere, but investors in ski resort company Vail Resorts have waited with anticipation to see how the late-winter months treated the company’s key winter business. With the vast majority of its properties seeing their high season in the December to March […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee If Rocklin mom Dana Michael has it her way, her son Cody would give up this whole hiking thing. Cody Michael, 23, was rescued last month by a Blackhawk helicopter after spending three days lost along a high Sierra trail with his dog Bauer. In her words: “I hope he […]
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Progress for Tahoe has decided its initial focus is going to be housing. The grassroots group that formed in South Lake Tahoe earlier this year will next meet June 14 at 5:30pm at the American Legion. The meeting is open to anyone. At the May meeting five areas of interest were talked about: housing, environment-recreation, mental health, […]
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· Bill Cottrill, who has worked at the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel property for 18 years, is now the general manager. · Beginning June 9 and running through Aug. 18 there will be free shuttles for Truckee Thursdays between 4:30- 9:30pm to the following destinations: Donner Lake, Squaw Valley, Sierra Meadows, Brockway, Northstar, Prosser and Glenshire. For more info, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Call it what you want — Connolly Beach, Timber Cove Beach, Beach Retreat — just don’t call it Party Beach. The latter is essentially what owners of Tahoe Beach Retreat and Lodge would have preferred based on the slew of events they had planned for this summer. The problem, though, is no […]
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By Gaynell Terrell, High Country News He was one of Nature’s biggest gifts, and the country owes him thanks. — Charles M. Russell, 1925 The bald eagle has been the national symbol since 1782, but the Western artist Charlie Russell was right: The buffalo was far more important to the story of the American West. […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle During the Super Bowl, a lodging alternative to expensive hotels became a cult hit, “Skip the hotel and rent an RV.” With the vacation season imminent, the familiar tune in Northern California and much of the nation seems to be, “Skip the hotel and buy an RV.” Many who […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle The question that keeps showing up in my email is this: “Can I still score a great campsite for summer?” The answer, of course, is yes. If you’re willing to explore, you can still find stellar campsites at lakes, in the redwoods and at trailheads. Wake up at any […]
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