The California Tahoe Conservancy’s annual seasonal dog closure at the Upper Truckee Marsh ends July 31. The purpose of the closure is to keep dogs out of critical breeding habitat for special, threatened, and endangered species. Beginning Aug. 1, dogs will again be permitted access to the Upper Truckee Marsh, provided they are on leash. The Conservancy-owned Cove East property, […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle An electric shock lit up my left ankle. A split second later, a hot jab pierced my right calf. Then in succession, it felt like an ice pick stabbed a toe, ankle and calf. Not again, you think. Yep, again: The bees are swarming and stinging, and it’s like […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle From the Sierra Crest on the edge of the Crystal Basin, you can scan down across miles of granite, forest and below to pristine Loon Lake and Pleasant Lake. Below is a vast forestland and spectacular destinations with six lakes, three boat ramps, 20 campgrounds and many wilderness trailheads. […]
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Volunteers are needed to water sugar pine seedlings. With no rain this summer, Sugar Pine Foundation is helping the little trees. Watering dates: Aug. 2, 1-3pm Watering with Starbucks Spooner Picnic Area Aug. 3, 10am-noon Watering with Camp Explore Sand Harbor NV State Park Aug. 9, 1-3pm Watering with Starbucks Kingsbury Middle School, Stateline Aug. […]
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On his way to winning last weekend’s American Century Championship tournament at Edgewood Tahoe in Stateline, Mark Mulder made 14 birdies, while on the road to last place Charles Barkley had 50 double-bogeys or higher in 54 holes. With basketball superstar Steph Curry and entertainment megastar Justin Timberlake on the links, the tournament established an all-time […]
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By Kathryn Reed Start stripping; it’s just going to get hotter. South Lake Tahoe hit a record high on Wednesday, and the forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno is more records will be broken today and Friday. Ninety-one is the magic number for all three days. Apparently it was hot in 1990, too, […]
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There will be a Historic Emigrant Trail Trek out of Sorensen’s Resort on Aug. 11 and Sept. 15. Participants will feel the strain and celebrate the triumphs of the emigrants who crossed the Sierra Nevada during the 1849 Gold Rush. On this walking, hiking, and driving tour the same paths where emigrants led their oxen-pulled […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Nevada Division of Forestry has a big surprise for those who think of the Silver State as a treeless wasteland. Nevada is actually home to a long list of impressive trees, including two champion specimens, both just outside Las Vegas, that rank as the largest of their kind […]
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Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition has launched a multimedia education campaign to promote safe bicycling on Tahoe’s roads and separated paths. Key tips include biking in the same direction as traffic, using lights, reflectors and bright clothing to be visible to drivers, passing on the left when on a multi-use path, using proper hand signals, […]
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By Megan Michelson, Powder Imagine a world where drones fly overhead while you rip a steep line through powder-stuffed trees. A tiny camera inside the drone captures footage of you, making even the average skier look like a breakthrough performer in a TGR flick. Magically, within a day or so, a polished, edited video appears […]
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