Construction on two trails that will eventually connect Placer County and Truckee could start in 2018. The eight-mile Truckee River Access Trail will connect the north end of an existing shared-use trail at Squaw Valley Road to the Placer County line near West River Street in Truckee. The two entities will share the cost for […]
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Officials with the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest are warning people to be extra cautious while engaging in activities that could start a wildfire. Weather conditions have been changing in the past couple of weeks with consistently higher temperatures and decreased humidity levels, resulting in drier vegetation that is more prone to the spread of wildfire. This is especially […]
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By Lake Tahoe News For the first time in 19 years, a World Cup event will be staged at a Lake Tahoe area ski resort. The International Ski Federation (FIS) today awarded Squaw Valley a women’s giant slalom race on March 10, 2017, and a women’s slalom on March 11, 2017. The athletes will compete […]
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Expect traffic delays on Highway 50 on the Nevada side during the June 18 Rock Tahoe Half Marathon. The lakeside lane of westbound Highway 50 will be closed from the top of Spooner Summit to the bike trail at Round Hill Pines. Traffic through Cave Rock will be intermittently stopped, allowing one-way traffic through the […]
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Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Carson Ranger District opened dead, and down and dead tree woodcutting areas today. The dead tree areas include: Dog Valley area near Reno and Hope Valley, Leviathan/Poor Boy, and Wolf Creek Road (dead burned trees) areas near Markleeville. The down and dead tree areas are in Woodfords Canyon and the Washington Fire […]
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TAMBA is looking for people help build the new Kingsbury Stinger Trail. The trail day is June 11, 9am-3pm. Meet at 9am at the end of North Benjamin/Andria Drive (Tahoe Rim Trail’s Kingsbury North trailhead) in Stateline The new section of trail about one0half mile from the trailhead. Wear sturdy shoes, long pants and long sleeves, […]
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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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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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By Rebecca Bryson Although this was the first year for South Tahoe Middle School to participate in Bike to School, they hit it out of the park. Kathleen Whatford, the school’s PE teacher, along with Principal John Simons and Assistant Principal KarenHolmes, spearheaded a major initiative with “biking school buses” coming from all over town. […]
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Coming this summer to the North Tahoe Regional Park in Tahoe Vista is the second location of the Tahoe Treetop Adventure Park. (The original is at Granlibakken in Tahoe City.) The aerial adventure park will consist of 70 tree platforms connected by a variety of bridges and/or ziplines. Each bridge is unique, some are easy, others are challenging, most of […]
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