Backcountry adventure in Great Basin National Park reveals pristine powder, ancient trees and desolation “Maybe these are woolly mammoth tracks!” I yell with a laugh. My wife Allison and I are backcountry snowboarding in Great Basin National Park on the far east side of central Nevada. We’ve...
Tahoe’s smaller ski resorts find success among industry giants Ruben Kimmelman scrolls down a list of season pass options on his iMac. Kimmelman, a snowboarder who recently moved to the Reno–Tahoe area from Washington, is torn between Squaw Valley and Mt. Rose. He snowboards a few...
His baritone barks echoed up the canyon like mournful pleas. They held such sadness and were inflected with such abandonment that for a moment I thought about turning back and scrapping my plans. Instead, I kept skinning up Horse Creek Canyon as his barks slowly...
Midtown music venue and brewpub bolstering the city’s rising social status It’s a Friday night and The Saint is buzzing and brimming with a cocktail of people. Bespectacled hipsters. Bearded folkies. Leather-clad rockers. Blitzen Trapper, a revered alt-country band from Portland, Oregon, is launching into its 90-minute...
North Lake Tahoe community steps up to help a family in need In November 2015, Kyla Yorkey was an active, happy little girl. Talkative, energetic and full of smiles, she loved making her new baby sister laugh and running around Incline Village’s Village Green, throwing tennis...
Contemporary Reno home perfected with efforts from a talented team To realize the potential of this Reno home, the owner assumed the role of an inspiring coach leading a hand-selected team of all-stars. After recruiting a group of talented individuals, she instilled trust and confidence in...
Fabric artist Karen Colbert creates intricate designs using two-inch squares Off Incline Village’s Tahoe Boulevard, tucked into a small building near Wildflower Café, is Handmade At The Lake. Tables brim with art prints, jewelry and pottery, but the eye is drawn to the colorful quilts lining...
A two-year effort to agree on new regulations guiding shoreline activities around Lake Tahoe—a thorny issue that has eluded success over the years and which is given added urgency by the impacts of drought and climate change—is now underway. Government agencies, lakeside property owners, environmentalists...
The lot at 3530 South Lake Tahoe Boulevard seemed perfect for an assisted living facility, says Lynn Humphries, a senior living and placement consultant based in the Sacramento Valley. Listed on the online real estate market LoopNet for $2.5 million, it was the site of...
The controversial approval of a unique conservation/development project has elicited pushback from environmental groups, some of which helped forge the initial approach. While the Martis Valley West project was approved by a county board, a lawsuit filed by one of the original architects of the...