Tahoe Bike Day Parade & Festival is June 5. To inaugurate this day, a family oriented Parade & Festival will be at Ski Run Marina in South Lake Tahoe. Everyone is invited to ride in the parade – any age, skill level, type of bike, and decorated bikes are particularly welcome. The parade begins noon […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking public comment on the proposed action for the Carnelian Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project. The agency will host a public meeting on June 3 to share details of the proposed project activities, answer questions, and encourage comment on the project. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed FALLEN LEAF LAKE — Not a cloud in the sky — it’s a bluebird day. Boats fill the slips. Children run around; some getting wetter than their parents would like. Ice cream is one of the most sought after items in the store. Hikers are in short-sleeves. Those from off the hill […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has partnered with the newly formed Tahoe Institute for Natural Science to bring an International Migratory Bird Day Festival to Lake Tahoe. The event is from 9:30am-3:30pm June 5 at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center on Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe. The festival will […]
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By Kathryn Reed Hiking season in the Lake Tahoe area is a gradual migration from lake level to higher elevations. It may be an extended lake level season this year based on the weather the Sierra has experienced this month. Still, I was able to get in one of my favorite hikes earlier this month […]
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California State Parks and GreenInfo Network have created a web portal that makes it dramatically easier for the public to find and get to any kind of open-space and recreational lands in the Golden State. The FindRecreation website contains data on everything from federal wilderness areas to neighborhood tot lots, with interactive maps and searching. […]
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By U.S. Ski Team MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN -– Despite heavy snow, the men’s U.S. Alpine Ski Team wrapped up a dynamic spring camp as athletes at all levels of the program gathered at Mammoth Mountain. “The camp was a total success on all levels,” said nen’s alpine head coach Sasha Rearick. “We had the Development Team, […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal To camp or not to camp? It’s a question a lot of folks are likely weighing, balancing iffy spring weather with months of cabin fever. But if they come, and many no doubt will, campground operators across the Reno-Tahoe area say they are ready for a Memorial Day holiday that […]
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By Kathryn Reed Fishing is a frustrating sport on a good day. But to know there is no way that talking about the one that got away is even possible, could make for a super bad fishing day. That scenario may take place at Sawmill Pond on the edge of South Lake Tahoe and El […]
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Heavenly Mountain Resort will operate the gondola Memorial Day Weekend from 10am-4pm for sightseeing, tubing and sledding. Heavenly’s super tubing hill at Adventure Peak at the top of the Gondola will be open all three days from 11am-3pm. Offering two lanes stretching 560 feet with a 65-foot vertical drop, it’s the largest tubing operation at […]
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