By Erin Beresini, Outside Athletes live and sometimes train at high altitude for one main reason: it stimulates erythropoiesis, or the production of red blood cells and hemoglobin, the protein inside red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body. That extra hemoglobin should bring more oxygen to muscles, which should lead to improved muscle […]
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Zephyr Cove Tennis Club in May will offer a variety of youth programs. When school is out, even more tennis will be available. Deanne Larsell, a USPTA professional, will be leading the May 2-19 classes for students in grades 1-8. This is open to students from any school. Beginner classes will be tailored to getting youngsters […]
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By Melinda Myers Perk up your containers and add a bit of sparkle to your landscape with bright colors, unusual materials or a unique purpose. Include an elevated garden to increase planting space and make planting, weeding and harvesting easier on the back and knees. Liven things up with a robin egg blue or washtubs […]
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TAMBA’s Tahoe Trails Summit is May 6-8 at the Beach Retreat & Lodge in South Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association will host a weekend long summit involving workshops, movies, photo displays, discussion, and riding. Speakers will include representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, leaders of area trail organizations, and two special guests from the Mountain […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Skiing isn’t necessarily for the young, just the young at heart. And at 90 years old, South Lake Tahoe resident Ken Myron still qualifies. Though we had never met in person, when I saw the small-framed man at the bottom of Heavenly’s tram with bright orange skis and a patch on his […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is proposing to restore the Burke Creek channel and adjacent marsh in Stateline, reduce the amount of sediment that flows into Lake Tahoe and reduce the potential for flooding on Highway 50. The project area is located on approximately 16.5 acres near Stateline, including National Forest land near […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun There’s no rest for sports books this time of the year, as the major events keep piling up. A day before the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament on April 4 is Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, creating action from early morning to late night at betting windows. To get […]
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By Ann McCreary, Methow Valley News Cinder, the young black bear that was badly burned in the Carlton Complex Fire in 2014 and rehabbed at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, is still denned at a high elevation site, but the bear that was released into the wild with her last summer was killed by a hunter […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle On the South Fork American River last weekend, 75 rafters and kayakers launched the spring white-water season with an ecstatic 13-mile trip from Lotus to Folsom Reservoir. “It was great, absolutely euphoric,” said Nate Rangel of Adventure Connection out of Lotus in the Sierra foothills. “We’re expecting the best […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEEKS BAY – While there has been more snow than recent years, it still hasn’t been normal in Lake Tahoe. A snowshoe in late February put the exclamation point on this statement. Rarely were the snowshoes even on; part of the time Yak-Tracks were worn and much of the time all that […]
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