By CBS News It looks like any other high-intensity fitness class, but this one elevates exercise to a whole new level. Once you step inside the AirFit studio at the Quad in the San Francisco Bay Area, you’re suddenly transported to somewhere like Denver, Half Dome or Lake Tahoe — the altitude many pro-athletes successfully […]
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By Patrick McGreevy and Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed into law two measures aimed at helping cities and counties expand and improve bike paths and trails, including one allowing voters to consider whether to increase some fees to pay for the work. Local agencies, including cities and park districts, […]
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The 19th annual Truckee River Day is Oct. 19. Volunteers have a choice of half or full day restoration projects with different levels of difficulty. There will be 12-15 projects, including restoration in Martis Valley near Elizabethtown Meadows, seeding and mulching at Prosser Lake, removing milfoil from the Truckee River, and revegetating a recently burned […]
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By Melinda Myers You can see and feel the change of seasons. Fall color is starting to appear, pansies, mums and asters are in the garden center and your thoughts are turning to preparing your landscape for winter. Those in warm climates are switching to winter annuals, while those in colder regions are fortifying their […]
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By Brady McCombs, AP SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials launched a $1.8 million campaign Tuesday to market Salt Lake City as “Ski City USA” in an effort to lure skiers away from top destination spots like Colorado and earn a bigger chunk of the lucrative winter sports market. A package of online and print […]
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The U.S. Forest has reduced access to parts of the South Shore for a fuels reduction and forest health project. The work began last week off forest roads 12N15 and 12N08 (Powerline) near Trout Creek southwest of Columbine Trail near South Lake Tahoe. The Forest Service will close the areas in units 74, 1074, 199, and 1199 […]
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By Katie Arnold, Outside So far this summer has been one of the wettest and coolest on record across much of North America. In Ontario, where my family and I spent a month at our island cottage, the thermometer topped 80 only a couple of times. Many days started out damp and chilly, but I’d […]
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Nevada in 2016 is set to join the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, a youth development organization governing interscholastic mountain biking in the United States. Already student-athletes from Nevada are traveling to compete in events in California, including Incline Village’s Meghan Kelley who won the 2014 California junior varsity state championship. If there is enough interest, racing could […]
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By Dan Starkey Born and raised in the East Bay, Lake Tahoe has always held a special place in my heart for winter skiing and summer getaways. Last year, I added another unforgettable experience to my lifelong love of Lake Tahoe. On Sept. 22, 2013, I completed my first Ironman at Lake Tahoe. This is […]
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How do you sustain a world-renown trail with state and government funding down 70 percent? Ask the community to help support the trails they cherish. The Tahoe Rim Trail Association did just that with its Tahoe Rim Trail Challenge starting in 2013. This year more 2,300 miles were traveled by 452 participants. Participants paid for a […]
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