Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s 7th annual Trail Construction and Crew Leader Workshop is at Washoe County’s Galena Creek Regional Park May 18-20. Participants may choose from the following courses: Trail Design and Layout (Friday) Fundamentals of Trail Construction (Saturday and Sunday) Crew Leadership (Saturday and Sunday) Advanced Trail Theory (Saturday and Sunday). The weekend is […]
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Snow is expected to arrive in the Lake Tahoe Basin after 11 Tuesday night. But only an inch is supposed to collect. A 30 percent chance of the white stuff is in the forecast for Wednesday, with the high being 35 degrees. Sun will return in full force by Friday, when the high should be […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Citing two incidents that occurred last weekend, El Dorado County sheriff’s search and rescue officials urge people venturing into the back country to carefully prepare and plan for their travels. On Satruday, Robert Barber of San Diego had gone for a walk in the woods off Kiowa Street in South […]
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By Steve Irvine, Birmingham News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jerod Haase, the youngest of Carol and Gary Haase’s five children, played the bass guitar and stand-up string bass while growing up in South Lake Tahoe. He played it well enough, in fact, that a high school music teacher suggested he could get a music scholarship. Carol […]
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Combine an Easter egg hunt with an avalanche beacon search practice session, and the result is the fifth annual Beacon and Eggs beacon search contest at Alpine Meadows. This event is organized by Alpine’s ski patrol and takes place on Easter Sunday, April 8. Not only is it a fun, free event for all ages, […]
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Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition handed out awards recently to bring attention and recognition to those who have contributed to the advancement of bicycling in the region. 2010 recipients are: Individual: Gary Bell Business: Northstar Organization: Nevada Bicycle Advisory Board Agency: Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization 2011 recipients are: Individual: John Upton […]
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By Kathryn Reed Mother Nature played a bit of a joke on Lake Tahoe with April Fools’ Day being one of the best ski days of the season. She must be laughing, knowing that it will be in the 50s for the next two days. Ski season in Tahoe has been spastic at best. For […]
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Legends of American skiing, including Olympians Julia Mancuso, Jonny Moseley, Shannon Bahrke, Marco Sullivan, and Tamara McKinney, will hit the slopes at Squaw Valley on April 7 for the first Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows U.S. Ski Team Day. Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal will also appear as a special guest. Supporters of the event, […]
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By Kathryn Reed SEDONA, Ariz. – It’s as though the rocks are evolving before my eyes. Shadows come and go. The sun is setting. A little more vibrant red; now a little more pink. Sky changing colors. Mesmerizing. Breathtaking. Captivating. Sedona, while well known for its vortexes – or spiraling energy, is a feast for […]
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By Tristan Ahtone, NPR Most Americans have little difficulty practicing their religion. But for Native Americans, performing traditional religious ceremonies isn’t always so simple. Many rites often involve heavy regulation by federal authorities — especially when it comes to using sacred items like eagle feathers. In a first for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, […]
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