By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Active older people resemble much younger people physiologically, according to a new study of the effects of exercise on aging. The findings suggest that many of our expectations about the inevitability of physical decline with advancing years may be incorrect and that how we age is, to a large […]
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It was a little more difficult this year for those participating in the sixth annual Steamers Bar and Grill polar plunge. Before any plunging could occur, some ice breaking was necessary. The shoreline of Lake Tahoe is frozen because of the low lake level and below freezing temps at the first of the year. The […]
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Can you run in snowshoes? Can you run and carry a tray full of drinks in snowshoes? How about just watching people try? Camp Richardson’s first Snowshoe Cocktail Race of the season is Jan. 17 at 7pm. Racers run with cocktail trays in hand through obstacles and up and down the beach. The winner is the […]
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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, will offer a series of eight classes for those in the green industry beginning Feb. 3. Attendees will be taught science-based, sustainable horticulture practices to manage plants and landscapes efficiently and safely. The program benefits people wanting to enter the industry, beginners in […]
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Washoe Lake State Park has two ranger-led hikes scheduled in January. Deadman’s Creek guided hike is a one-mile roundtrip hike to the gazebo at the top of Deadman’s Creek. Dress warmly and bring a hat, coat, gloves and good walking shoes for this moderately easy hike. Rangers will talk about the park and cover a brief history […]
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By Scott McFetridge, AP DES MOINES, Iowa — As anyone who has grown up around snow knows, part of the fun of sledding is the risk of soaring off a jump or careening around a tree. But faced with the potential bill from sledding injuries, some cities have opted to close hills rather than risk […]
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By Kathryn Reed EMERALD BAY STATE PARK – Maggie’s cleavage took our breath away. That’s what we called the saddle of Maggie’s Peak because, well, these two peaks in Desolation Wilderness are named for a woman who was well endowed. And that strip of land in between the peaks has some outstanding views. Desolation Wilderness […]
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Tahoe freeskier Meghan Kelly will talk this month about her 2014 sailing and skiing expedition that began in Iceland and finished along the rugged southwest coast of Greenland. The trip was created in cooperation with the Climate Reality Project and Polar Bears International in order to document the severe climate change of the region. Along the […]
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The Tahoe Derby Dames, theSouth Lake Tahoe’s all-female amateur flat track roller derby league, is looking for skaters for its eighth season. All skating abilities are invited. The Dames offer general training for the new-on-your-skates to the well seasoned derby girl transferring to the lake. Practices are coed (offering everyone the chance to skate) while […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal That Christmas visitor to Troy Brown’s place wasn’t Santa, it was a bear. And that bear captured by wildlife officials in South Reno, like another in the same spot six days before, was demonstrating behavior noted by wildlife experts for more than a decade now – at a time of […]
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