By Jessie Marchesseau The turnout for the trails workshop in Incline Village hosted by the Nevada Division of State Parks was underwhelming at best. Eight people showed up to voice their opinions. “It’s kind of everybody’s backyard; I thought there would be more people there,” said Mark Kimbrough, recreation and trails consultant helping with the […]
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Every Tuesday night TAMBA is putting on a fun ride. These are low key mountain bike rides open to everyone. Meeting place is 5:30pm every Tuesday at Pearl Izumi on Highway 50 at the Y. Employees from South Shore Bikes and Pearl Izumi will lead these rides. Following the ride there will be drink and […]
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The League to Save Lake Tahoe is organizing a series of educational walk and talk tours throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin. Each tour will highlight a particular area of interest and provide an opportunity to talk with League staff about the issues facing Lake Tahoe’s clarity and ecological health. Heavenly Gondola: South Lake Tahoe/Stateline, June […]
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The 2nd annual Adventure Sports Week Tahoe (June 15-24) includes two standup paddle boarding events. The Thunderbird Run, produced by the Ta-Hoe Nalu Festival, is scheduled for June 16 at Sand Harbor State Park in Incline Village. Participants will paddle an eight-mile loop along Tahoe’s North and East shores. All ages are welcome to take […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Could you throw a smoldering ember the size of a softball anywhere in your yard and walk away feeling confident that it will not start a fire? If not, then it may be time to work on your defensible space. Practically an everyday term now, defensible space was not mentioned much in […]
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South Lake Tahoe Moose Lodge No. 1632, along with Sierra-at-Tahoe and Harrah’s-Harveys Lake Tahoe are sponsoring the 7th annual Longest Day of Golf on June 20. Tahoe Paradise Golf Course has committed to helping this community fundraiser by donating the course for the entire day. Golfers will start at sun rise and play as many […]
Read moreThe Tahoe Legends 10K and 5K runs are June 16 starting at 8am at Lake Tahoe Community College. TR4CK (Track for Community and Kids) sponsors the annual event that stars at the college and ends on the track at South Tahoe Middle School. The Tahoe Legends Challenge also pits local fitness clubs in head-to-head competition […]
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By Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee BIG SUR – Over the past few days, while “roughing it” on the rugged Central Coast, I have slept between high-thread-count sheets made toasty by a heated mattress, cringed as my bloated carcass was kneaded like a blob of sourdough by a sadistic redheaded masseuse named Nora, gazed at a […]
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By Cheryl Millham Believe it or not, Tahoe people care about their wildlife. A good friend of ours has a lot of seasonal neighbors. One of the families leaves in the fall and does not come back until late spring or early summer, so the house is empty and quiet all winter. Every year, a […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VALLEY – Tumbling water splashing down from the mountains above; at times rippling across smooth rocks, other times in freefall. Despite the lack of snowfall this winter, rivers and creeks in the greater Lake Tahoe area are still providing a scenic thrill for hikers. As we scampered up from the parking […]
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