By Margaret Guroff Before there were cars, America’s country roads were unpaved, and they were abysmal. Back then, roads were so unreliable for travelers that most state maps didn’t even show[1] them. This all started to change when early cyclists came together to transform some U.S. travel routes, and lay the groundwork for the interstate […]
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By Kathryn Reed A year from now it might not be necessary to go to Pie Shop or Lovers Leap or any of the other iconic climbing locales around Tahoe. That’s because an indoor climbing gym in South Lake Tahoe is in the works. “My husband and I are both rock climbers. When we moved […]
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By Las Vegas Sun Extending legalized sports betting beyond Nevada and other states where it is currently lawful would create nearly $12 billion in gross gaming revenue in the U.S., says a report from a global gaming analyst. GamblingCompliance Research Services’ report says the U.S. would become the world’s largest sports-betting market if a federal […]
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By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times In its biggest expansion in decades, Yosemite National Park on Wednesday broadened its western boundary by adding 400 acres of lush meadowlands edged with cedars and ponderosa pines that provide habitat for some of California’s most threatened wildlife. The nonprofit Trust for Public Land purchased Ackerson Meadow from private owners […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal A series of Facebook posts under the name One Reno make a locavore pitch for the future of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, the longtime Reno-area ski resort. “KEEP MOUNT ROSE LOCALLY OWNED,” one all caps post screams. In the comments under another post announcing a crowdfunding effort One Reno makes a […]
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By James Crepea, Al.com Auburn may have lost its season opener with No. 2 Clemson, 19-13, on Saturday but sports books and at least one bettor won big. ESPN.com reported a bettor at William Hill’s sportsbook at the Hyatt in Incline Village wagered $122,000 on Clemson to defeat Auburn straight-up at a moneyline bet of minus-320. Clemson’s […]
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By Emily Benson, New Scientist Species: Capnia lacustra Habitat: Lake Tahoe, 100 to 280 feet below the lake’s surface. An autumn birthday means one of these rare aquatic insects was born live; but a spring birthday bash means it probably hatched from an egg. The insect, a species of stonefly called Capnia lacustra, is one […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal It’s been well-documented that the best people to ferret out sports cheats and game fixes are employed by Nevada’s legal sports books. After all, they have a financial interest in the outcome of every race, match and meet posted in their books. If the fix is in and […]
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Migration brings a variety of birds through the Lake Tahoe Basin as migrant birds head south for winter. Tahoe Institute for Natural Science is hosting two walks to see the migrating birds. Kirk Hardie will lead an easy stroll around Spooner Lake and through a variety of habitats in search of migrant birds on Sept. 17, 8:30-11:30am. Go […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Listen closely; echoes of the past seem to whisper through the pines. Is it the call of men hauling up timber from below? Or perhaps the sound of lumber splashing into the flumes? Tucked in a remote area above Incline Village are remnants of Lake Tahoe’s storied Comstock era. […]
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