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River Rafting

River Rafting The Truckee River

Jun 30 2020 - 12:59pm
The Truckee River is open for river rafting, and as always, it is a spectacular float, but like everything else in 2020…things are run a little different. Due to regulations regarding Covid-19 the two major rafting companies are doing the following: Reduced boats on the...Read more
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Summer in Tahoe
How to have fun while being safe at Lake Tahoe

How to have fun while being safe at Lake Tahoe

Jun 23 2020 - 12:21pm
With the recent relaxing of vacation rentals and business restrictions at Lake Tahoe, folks are coming back to the the lake to enjoy the summer in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Welcome back! While businesses and local residents who depend upon tourism...Read more
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Summer in Tahoe
Snowfest 2017

Snowfest 2017

Jun 7 2020 - 5:56am
Here it comes! The 36th annual Snowfest in North Lake Tahoe March 2-12th. Snowfest is a great chance to party with old friends and meet new ones at a host of fun activities. Events include: March 2-Gar Woods Kick Off Party. Tons of great food...Read more
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Winter in Tahoe
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Sagehen Wildflower Haven

Jun 5 2020 - 12:05pm
One of my go to early summer wildflower hikes is the Sagehen Creek hike north of Truckee. The Sagehen Trail is an easy five mile out and back to the edge of Stampede Reservoir, with several meadows full of camas lillies, buttercups and shooting stars...Read more
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Summer in Tahoe
Tahoe City Big changes afoot

Tahoe City: Big changes afoot!

Jun 5 2020 - 2:29am
(The new bridge earlier this summer) Two big changes to the look and feel of downtown Tahoe City are in the process of happening right now. Tahoe City’s new bridge and roundabouts: A multi-year effort to provide a second crossing of the Truckee River in...Read more
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Fall in Tahoe
Taylor Creek Kokanee Time

Taylor Creek Kokanee Time!

Jun 5 2020 - 2:25am
Every year an annual right of passage for me is to head to Taylor Creek near South Lake Tahoe and see the spawning of the Kokanee salmon. Between late September and late October, the fish swim upstream and do their spawning thing right where we...Read more
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Fall in Tahoe
Alpenglow Sports Winter Speaker Series

Alpenglow Sports: Winter Speaker Series

Jun 5 2020 - 2:23am
Going to be in Tahoe this winter and looking for a fun and enlightening way to spend a Thursday evening? Join several hundred other Tahoe folks at the Olympic Village Lodge in Squaw Valley for the Alpenglow Winter Speaker Series. The Alpenglow Winter Speaker Series...Read more
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Fall in Tahoe
Tahoe weather is like a box of chocolates

Tahoe weather is like a box of chocolates…

Jun 5 2020 - 2:18am
I wrote this blog about a week ago, and then forgot to post it. Now with a good sized snow storm set to arrive tomorrow night it is in some ways even more poignant…life in the mountains is always changing, and there is always something...Read more
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Fall in Tahoe
A Walk Along The Shore

A Walk Along The Lake Shore

Mar 7 2020 - 2:07pm
Now that we seem to be rolling into spring, last week I decided it was a good time to take a stroll along the lake in the sunshine. The perfect place to do that is the Tahoe City Commons Beach. Its southern exposure has baked...Read more
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Spring in Tahoe
Alpenglow 20k Race

Alpenglow 20k Race: Full of heroes!

Feb 23 2020 - 1:03am
This morning I headed out on the trails at Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area early to beat the racers who were competing in the Alpenglow 20K Race. I had a wonderful ski following the difficult route that an hour or two after me the racers...Read more
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Winter in Tahoe

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