The Sierra Cup Regional Championship Mountain Biking Series for 2011 begins May 21 in Gardnerville. The Sierra Cup is a seven race point series to determine the USA Cycling cross-country mountain bike champions for the Northern California/Nevada region. Top finishers at the first three events will also qualify to compete at the Mountain Bike National […]
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The 6th annual Tahoe Bike Challenge is scheduled to run from May 23 to June 3. This is Tahoe’s effort to participate in Bike to Work Month – a national public awareness campaign. It is a two wee promotion challenging everyone in the Lake Tahoe Basin to ride their bicycle instead of using an automobile […]
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Summer officially kicks off in North Lake Tahoe on Memorial Day Weekend with the 5th Annual Opening Day at the Lake. This four-day special event is May 27-30, and is comprised of celebrations and festivities along the West Shore and in downtown Tahoe City. Opening Day at the Lake events include deck opening celebrations at […]
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The Sugar Pine Foundation will be planting healthy, fungus-resistant sugar pine seedlings in Truckee on June 4 starting at 10am to restore the Alder Creek area. Seedlings, tools, instruction and refreshments will be provided. Meet at the intersection of Alder Creek Road and Schussing Way in Truckee. For more information, call (650) 814.9565.
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There is a new ride coming to town on June 11 that challenges kids and families alike. It will be quite different than the other big rides for hardcore cyclists in the area. As part of this year’s “Alta Alpina Challenge: Riding the Wild Sierra” cycling event, the Alta Alpina Cycling Club is organizing a […]
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With flurries in the air this afternoon, it’s merely a precursor to what will amount to a few inches, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 5pm Tuesday to 11am Wednesday. Forecasters are calling for 2 to 6 inches at lake level and in the Carson […]
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By Tri-County Newspapers The California Department of Fish and Game reminds campers, anglers and hikers enjoying the outdoors to take precautions to limit black bear encounters. A key element to safe camping and recreating in bear country is to limit food odors that attract bears. “Bears are constantly in search of easily obtainable food sources,”said […]
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By John Schumacher and Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee Sky Procycling’s team surged to the front with one two-mile circuit left in Monday’s second stage of the Amgen Tour of California, then delivered sprinter Ben Swift to a narrow victory. “It was my opportunity to go for the win,” the 23-year-old British cyclist said after donning […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and its partners invite residents and visitors to the first Wild Tahoe Weekend with fun, free events for the whole family. Based at the Forest Service’s Taylor Creek Visitor Center, located three miles north of the Hwy 89/50 junction in South Lake Tahoe, this “wild weekend” […]
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By John Schumacher, Sacramento Bee After the climb up Donner Summit, the long descent toward Sacramento strongly suggests a familiar finish today in the second stage of the Amgen Tour of California. Get ready for another field sprint in front of the state Capitol. That’s the consensus among riders and team directors asked about the […]
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