Category: Summer
Tough Mudder Preview
By Kyle Magin TQ Managing Editor Are you ready for Tough Mudder? The all-out obstacle course dreamed up by ex-British Special Forces and laid out across 11.38 miles at Northstar California Resort this weekend? TQ checked out the course for a preview Friday morning. For a little background, Tough Mudder is a 3-year old [...]
Stars Tee Up on South Shore
Where can you see Michael Jordan going one-on-one against Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, or New Jersey Devils all-star goalie Martin Brodeur trying to fend off the Boston Celtics great Ray Allen? Where can you find New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan giving pointers to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers? And where does one of the greatest baseball rotations [...]
Bringing About Better Boating Safety
Thirty years ago, a Lake Tahoe boating fatality stunned the West Shore’s tight-knit community so much so that the tragic details remain vividly alive in old-timers’ memories—and serve as a stiff reminder of the dangers of irresponsible watercraft operation. “It’s a horrible story,” says Bev Bedard, who was the director of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce [...]
This is How We Roll
It seems that cyclists—no matter who they are, where they live or what kind of bikes they ride—will always find a way to get together and pedal. This pair of Tahoe bike clubs brings plenty of two-wheeled fun, while also contributing to their local communities. Slow Rolling on South Shore Chief roller Mark Cutright is pretty clear about the [...]
Sailing the Big Blue
It’s afternoon and the powerboats begin their stuttering retreats back to buoys and trailers. What once was inviting glass for wakeboards and water skis is now darkening, beginning to move and churn as the breeze picks up. Cat’spaws and zephyrs touch the water’s surface tentatively, then move swiftly down and across the water toward the North Shore. Welcome to summer sailing [...]
Greased Lightning
Lucy is a 1955 Chevy Bel Air convertible, lovingly restored by Ken Clark and his wife, Tempe, and shown for the past 16 years during Reno-Sparks’ Hot August Nights. “When I show that car, I become 18 again,” the 70-year-old says. “The thumbs up, the applause from spectators—you just feel good.” Hot August Nights is a city-wide celebration of the [...]
