By Mike Moffitt, San Francisco Chronicle Jefferson Davis never set foot in California or Nevada, but two peaks — one in each state — bear the name of the president of the Confederacy. One, the third-highest mountain in Nevada at 12,771 feet high, towers over Great Basin National Park. The other, 444 miles to the […]
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By California Department of Fish and Wildlife California agencies combating the spread of invasive quagga and zebra mussels remind boaters to remain cautious over Labor Day weekend. Quagga and zebra mussels are invasive freshwater mussels native to Eurasia. They multiply quickly, encrust watercraft and infrastructure, alter water quality and the aquatic food web and ultimately […]
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Smoke is clouding the skies of Lake Tahoe, and there is a distinct wildland fire smell as well. There is no fire in the basin. The smoke is from fires south of Tahoe For people with low tolerance for smoke, authorities suggest taking the following precautions: • Stay indoors as much as possible, especially seniors […]
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By Moonshine Ink They came from the San Fernando Valley, the Bay Area, the beaches of Santa Barbara and the Sacramento Valley. Many were ex-collegiate level athletes that mostly came to Lake Tahoe to swing hammers in the summer months to help with the area’s building boom of the 1970s. Some came to work and […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s 36th annual Celebration & Fundraiser is Oct. 3. This is an opportunity to celebrate another successful year. The state of the trail address will be given. The party will be at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. It will include food and a silent auction. Proceeds from benefit […]
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Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows has been on a quest to increase the number of Chinese nationals who visit the ski resorts. A partnership with Toread, the leading Chinese outdoor retailer, travel service, and operator of the Snowone ski competition tour, one of the most well-known winter sports events in China, is designed to help with that […]
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Tahoe Vista is going to host what is being dubbed as the world’s longest inland standup paddleboard race. This will be the second year for the Tahoe Vista Paddlefest. It will be Sept. 8-10. Women on Water is that Friday, The Butterfly Effect on Saturday and the 22-mile long Fall Classic race on Sunday. There […]
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By Kathryn Reed Gears. Oh, my, I will never take them for granted on my bikes ever again. Sunday’s tiny excursion through South Lake Tahoe on a LimeBike proved a few things: a) I might be in worse shape than I want to admit, b) the town is not as flat as I think it […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s national monument report went to the White House on Thursday, but the Trump administration has yet to disclose any recommendations from the unprecedented four-month review. The lack of information drew criticism from monument advocates, including Democratic members of Nevada’s congressional delegation. Conservation groups have […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal To the parents and grandparents who took the time to share the science of last week’s Great American Eclipse to children and grandchildren, I salute you. You might have planted a seed of curiosity that one day might play an important role in our tourism economy. The youngsters […]
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