The day started on a high. I had just wrapped a sunrise backcountry tour up Jake’s Peak before work—one of those mornings where everything aligns. Deep snow, warm alpenglow and that post-ride bliss humming through my chest. I sat at a red light on Al...
The line starts with a few wiggles among old-growth red firs and a low-angle traverse. Sticking to the fresh track established by ski patrol is crucial, as the easy entry quickly shifts to a steep rollover. The snow is light and fluffy on top, with...
Bernice, a long-haired French bulldog, arrived at Incline Village’s Pet Network Humane Society this past summer from a partner shelter in Las Vegas. Small and sweet with gentle, soulful eyes, Bernice appeared to have been used for breeding, then abandoned when she was no longer...
While chatting one day with an artist friend who moonlights as a librarian, I mentioned a studio in Taiwan that sells badger and wolf hair paintbrushes. She flinched, subtly and not judgmentally, but noticeably. Based on her reaction, the conversation shifted to eco- and animal-friendly...
On the scorched, sprawling streets of Las Vegas, a boy on a bicycle looks up from his handlebars to see a hot air balloon soaring low on the horizon. The improbable ball of heat and fabric hovers gracefully in the sky, a complete counterbalance, if...
Even 200 feet away, the ringing metallic sound is unmistakable: “Bbbbringg!” “Bangin’ chains,” as disc golfers call the sound—and on this warm August evening at Truckee Regional Park, the reverberation of the noise hasn’t even left the air before it is drowned out by a raucous...
Below my shoes, the see-through grated steel plank reveals nothing but airspace for what appears to be 1,000 vertical feet. As someone who’s not a fan of bungee jumping or peering over precipices, I feel a twist in my stomach as a awind gust blows...
Phoebe Rogers will never forget her introduction to sailing. She was 14 years old and competing with her stepdad in the Tahoe Yacht Club’s Wednesday night race series when the boat caught a strong gust of wind and tilted to its side, accelerating in silence...
Launched in 1968 with a top-rated George Fazio-designed golf course, South Shore’s Edgewood Tahoe has evolved into a luxury resort and retreat, recently earning Forbes 4-Star and Michelin One Key nods. While the 154-room Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe added in 2017 includes a chic modern...
If you don’t like MidTown now, just wait five minutes, and things could change. The 100-plus-year-old Reno neighborhood started with dental offices, car dealerships and essential services, then in the 1990s and early 2000s turned to strip clubs, sex shops and seediness. Today, amid its...