The Sugar Pine Foundation has a series of community plantings and student plantings planted for the fall. Volunteers are needed to help plant. The group provides seedlings, tools and gloves for all plantings. Here are the dates: Oct. 19, 10am-noon, Tahoe City: Community planting at Beverly Drive and Clayton Way. Tahoe City Rotarians are sponsoring […]
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By Peter Dickson You and your dog want to get out in the woods and go camping. You’ve decided you want to bypass the boring campsites offered at the usual places and head off the beaten path. The backcountry, the hinterlands — call it what you want, but you’ll need a few tips to make […]
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By Kade Krichko, Outside Lars Chickering-Ayers, the runner-up of the 2011 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour and winner of 2013’s Kirkwood stop of the Freeride World Tour is a van life vet. For years he and his brother, Silas, have traveled around North America to FWT stops in a souped-up 1993 Ford E350 dubbed “The General.” […]
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Bear sightings have been heavy this weekend throughout much of western Nevada. West Reno has two bear traps set in the Caughlin Ranch-Mayberry-Juniper area. Residents on the west side of Carson City have called Nevada Department of Wildlife officials on Saturday and Sunday mornings with reports of a black bear visiting backyards. In Gardnerville, a […]
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When most people think about Africa, they don’t think of snow. Two Lake Tahoe women will change that as they attempt to summit and ski Mount Kenya in November. They are climbing to make a statement about climate change and raise funds for micro-loans in an expedition they call Summit for our Sisters. Mount Kenya […]
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By Kathryn Reed A golden meadow stretches for what looks like miles. It’s barren and beautiful at the same time. Stevens Peak (10,059 feet) and Red Lake Peak (10,063) are nearby. A cabin and barn are remnants of civilization from an era long gone. Meiss Meadow. Besides being the starting point of the Upper Truckee […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – While work has been going on at the 8.117-acre former Tahoe Pines Campground since the California Tahoe Conservancy purchased it for $4.018 million in 2008, more substantive improvements could come late next summer. The CTC board at its September meeting was given an overview of what staff is contemplating […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau TRUCKEE — The thermometer read 32 degrees when I pulled into the Sugar Bowl parking lot. It was 8am on the first Saturday in October, and summer was obviously over. Sugar Bowl’s Mt. Judah lodge was the launching point for the 21st annual Donner Party Hike. The yearly event offers a variety […]
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By Marco Sullivan Last week I attended the Team USA Media Summit with over 100 other 2014 Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls. The summit is an event that the U.S. Olympic Committee has been hosting since the 1988 Olympic Games and it provides a convenient venue for the media to gain access to the athletes. This […]
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By Catherine Van, KOLO-TV Should transgender high school athletes be able to decide for themselves whether to play on the boys team or girls team? Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association is considering granting transgender students the ability to choose. High school sports can be gender exclusive but for those athletes who identify with the opposite sex, […]
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