By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Both physically and spiritually, Wheeler Peak is about as far as you can get from a Tahoe ski resort without leaving Nevada. The 13,065-foot peak near the border with Utah towers over a bro-free desert landscape of cattle ranches, windmills and wildlife. It’s what makes Wheeler a practically perfect destination […]
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By U.S. Forest Service The report and photos below are from Forest Service wilderness ranger scouting expeditions this last week in Desolation Wilderness. Many hikers are turning around because of difficulty finding the trail, a great deal of snow, limited dry ground, frozen lakes, and high stream crossings. Sturdy, waterproof hiking boots and proper clothing […]
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By Becky Bell Paddlers on Lake Tahoe will have an easier time safely finding their way on the Lake Tahoe Water Trail this summer. Sierra Business Council, with funding support from Placer County, Nevada Department of Wildlife, and the city of South Lake Tahoe, will oversee the installation of educational wayfinding interpretive signs at 10 […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun Bettors in Nevada can now place pari-mutuel bets on events like e-sports tournaments, the World Series of Poker and the NBA draft after the Nevada Gaming Commission today unanimously approved changes to rules for wagering on nontraditional events. Bettors previously could place nonpari-mutuel bets on “other events,” defined as […]
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By Kathryn Reed It might be time to buy sunscreen in bulk. South Lake Tahoe has set three records this week. On June 19 it was 90 degrees, breaking the record set in 1988 of 85 degrees; on June 20 it was 90, the old record set in 1981 was 85; and on June 21 […]
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By Jane Braxton, Scientific American The record piles of snow across California’s Sierra Nevada are melting away, exposing once again its breathtaking alpine meadows. As temperatures warm the moist soil, the meadows quicken, cycling carbon from the ground into the atmosphere and back again in a pattern essential to the planet’s health. Scientists and land […]
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Alex Zuong set four state weight lifting records in the 82.5kg class while he was a senior at Incline Village High School this year. He bench pressed 125 kilograms, dead-lifted 202.5kg and did a squat with 172.5kg. He set the total weight record at 485kg – that is more than a half a ton. Zuong […]
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By Carol Pogash, New York Times When Dan Goldwater first attached kaleidoscopic LED lights to the spokes of his bicycle wheels and rode through the Burning Man festival at night, the crowd was wowed. And the “burners” — people who flock to the giant late-summer counterculture festival in the Nevada desert — were not the […]
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The fatalities over the weekend of an 11-year-old girl in New Jersey and 19-year-old young man in Ohio are bringing scrutiny to an age-old summer ritual that’s common on waterfronts across America: swimming near boat docks. Initial reports say the youngster died when touching a dock’s electrified boatlift, and the Ohio teen died as a […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada’s state park system grew by 12,000 acres Tuesday with approval by a legislative panel to accept the scenic land along the East Fork of the Walker River. The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee accepted the transfer of land, formerly three privately held ranches, which includes 28 […]
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