Father’s Day-Summer Solstice hike June 20 sponsored by the Tahoe Rim Trail Association. Hike Description: After an extended winter, summer has arrived. There is much to celebrate; warmer weather, Lake Tahoe excursions, family vacations and adventures. Hike toward Mt. Rose, stopping for lunch at Galena Falls, and then continuing to loop back to the trailhead. […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee The federal government says it can no longer afford to maintain Auburn State Recreation Area, the popular park in the footprint of the defunct Auburn dam. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has been paying $2 million annually to the California Department of Parks and Recreation to operate the 30,000-acre park […]
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By Austin Fay Blue waters churned as throngs of people gathered along the lake to top off the South Shore Summer Series with an old-fashioned sternwheeler race. The water, however, was not so summery — the tradition of the losing captain walking the plank into the lake was nixed. “It was a little too nippy […]
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BLS CPR class on July 12 from 5:30–9:00pm. Cost is $50 for this one evening class. Fee includes manual. This course is geared for the general public, covering the 30:2 CPR for adults, children and infants, AED, airway, masks and choking. With successful completion, students will receive a two-year CPR certificate. The instructor is Duane […]
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South Lake Tahoe Moose Lodge No. 1632, along with Sierra at Tahoe and Harrah’s-Harveys Lake Tahoe are sponsoring the Fifth Annual Longest Day of Golf on June 24. Tahoe Paradise Golf Course has committed to helping this community fundraiser by donating their course for the entire day. Golfers will start at sunup and play as […]
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Nominate your favorite destinations, restaurants, scenic views, lakes, hiking trails, and other special places of interest to be included in National Geographic Society’s interactive map guide geotourism” website now through August. The National Geographic Society has partnered with the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and Sierra Business Council, and residents to capture the history and heritage of […]
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Experience summer birding and wildflowers on a free guided hike June 26 and July 3. Hike Description: The Tahoe Institute for Natural Science, the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, and the Lahontan Audubon Society are sponsoring this easy hike through verdant meadows. Enjoy a profusion of birds and wildflowers as the group searches for such species […]
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Ever wanted to know how to create HD videos with your DSLR? Michael Mariant has a five-day Video & Cinematography with your Nikon DSLR workshop based out of Lake Tahoe that will go through the ins and outs of shooting, editing and compiling HD movies. The HD Video workshop is scheduled for July 28-Aug. 1; […]
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By Kathryn Reed Snowshoes would have been more useful than hiking boots. Poles really would have been welcome. A trail would have been the best thing to have. Such are the hazards of hiking in spring in Lake Tahoe. Two weeks ago a jaunt to Lily Lake was interrupted by gobs of snow. So much […]
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To know which state highways in the Sierra will be having work done to them the week of June 13-19, click on Caltrans.
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