By the end of summer BlueZone Sports will have four stores in the greater Lake Tahoe area. The South Lake Tahoe store is slated to open in August. It is located right next to TJ Maxx at the Y. The Carson City store near Trader Joe’s opened this month. The Minden-based company first opened a […]
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The Truckee Tahoe Airport board on July 26 board approved $85,000 to build a multi-feature trail in Kings Beach. The project will transform a current OHV trail with major erosion issues into a multi-feature trail for use by mountain bikes, motorbikes, hikers and equestrians. The U.S. Forest Service with volunteers from the Tahoe Area Mountain […]
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By Amy Graff, San Francisco Chronicle Lake Tahoe is brimming, nearly full for the first time in 11 years. On July 9, the lake level peaked at 6,229 feet, a hair shy of 6,229.1 feet above sea level, the point when it reaches full capacity. The last time it reached near full capacity was 11 […]
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A six-day tennis class is being offered for youth ages 4-12 at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club. Instruction is provided by Dave Nostrant, who has been teaching for more than 30 years. Nostrant is a highly sought after pro who is in his first year at Zephyr Cove. He is popular with youngsters because he is […]
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Fire restrictions go into effect today within the Tahoe National Forest. This means: · No open fires, campfires or charcoal fires are allowed on Tahoe National Forest lands outside of designated areas, even with a valid California campfire permit. · Lanterns and portable stoves using gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel are allowed, unless […]
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By Jake Fish Following four days of exciting racing in the sparkling waters of Lake Tahoe, Marek Zaleski (Norwalk, Conn.) became the 2017 U.S. Singlehanded Men’s Champion and Hanne Weaver (Seattle) became the 2017 U.S. Singlehanded Women’s Champion on Sunday. Held in conjunction with the Laser Class U.S. National Championships and hosted by the Tahoe […]
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By Jay Bouchard, Outside Ascending Everest may be easier now that one of the most difficult features en route to the summit has crumbled, veteran mountaineers say. American climbers Garrett Madison and Ben Jones, both of whom summited Everest in the final weeks of May, tell Outside that the Hillary Step has been significantly altered. […]
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Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care’s annual open house is July 30 from 10am-4pm. The public is welcome to come and see what goes on behind closed doors. This is the one day of the year that locals and visitors can get close to the birds and animals that are rehabilitating for their eventual release back to […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife wants the public’s input on a proposal to list the foothill yellow-legged frog as a threatened species. The frog inhabits lower elevation creeks, streams and rivers throughout Sierra and other parts of the state. They can be found in a variety of habitat types such as chaparral, oak […]
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By Tony Berendsen “The contemplation of celestial things will make a man both speak and think more sublimely and magnificently when he descends to human affairs.” — Cicero (106BC-43BC) Our view of the cosmos is hidden by the light scattering of the sun during the daylight hours causing the illusion of a blue sky celling. […]
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