25 Jun Exploring a Forest, One Word at a Time
This summer, visitors to Taylor Creek on Tahoe’s South Shore will look down at their feet and see the tree rings of a forest embedded with a spiraling pattern of words....
25 Jun In the Business of Brotherhood
It is impossible to say, at least with any sort of real precision, how many times the Talbot brothers have been around Lake Tahoe. In the nearly 45 years he’s called the area home, Chris Talbot has spent countless hours photographing the lake, documenting weddings, funerals, resorts...
25 Jun The E-Bike Divide
The debate was heated, with both sides of the argument presenting their case with fervent conviction. The point of contention: Should electric bikes be allowed on trails in the Tahoe Basin, the same as their non-motorized counterparts? The discussion took place in March in a virtual...
25 Jun A Deep Dive into the Hazards and Allure of Lake Tahoe
Labor Day 2020, I stood on a dock on Lake Tahoe’s North Shore and gazed across the choppy surface through ominously smoky skies. At the tail end of a long, hot summer, the water temperature hovered around 68 degrees, which is, by all accounts, warm...
25 Jun The Pent-Up Demand for Piers
Bob has a beautiful home on Lake Tahoe with a white sand beach, big blue views and a Cobalt out his back door. What he doesn’t have is a dock. So getting to his boat, which is anchored to a buoy 400 feet off shore, involves a...
25 Jun TQ Market: Cast Away
Over time, certain niche sports shift from obscurity to the mainstream. Fly-fishing, for example, while still relatively low on the popularity scale, is trending in that direction. This is particularly true in the Tahoe area, where scenic rivers and lakes teeming with insect hatches draw...
25 Jun Addressing Tahoe’s Traffic Burden
Picture the majestic view of Lake Tahoe from Highway 50 on Echo Summit. Now, picture the same view with a massive gate across the highway. Or, better yet, think Disneyland. But instead of long lines of mouse ear–clad people waiting to pay their day away, there...
25 Jun New Spots
PARSLEY FRESH EATS 22 Highway 28 | Crystal Bay, NV | (775) 831-3663 | www.parsleyfresh.com Longtime North Shore caterer Bella Affair has branched out to prepared meals that can feed one or two or a whole crew. Choose between online ordering or grab-and-go items all packed in...
25 Jun Side Dish
DELICIOUS MEALS DELIVERED San Rafael-based Jessie & Laurent, which has been cooking and delivering restaurant-quality meals to Bay Area customers for some 30 years, has expanded its reach to Truckee and North Lake Tahoe. Using fresh ingredients sourced from Niman Ranch, Fulton Valley Farms and regional...
23 Apr The Hunt for Sierra Smokys
Most are small, some are big, many are nearly black and a rare few are a rich purple. But no matter their size or color, these coveted specimens are not to be mistaken for your average Tahoe rock....