Placer miners continue to pan Sierra streams, gripped by the same gold fever that shaped California James Dee and Keith Mullenix are sitting on the steep bank of the North Fork American River at Mineral Bar, just outside of Colfax. It’s late afternoon, and though James...
Tracing the rise and fall of one of Tahoe's most talented and charismatic athletes Dan Osman attacks Slayer with meticulous fluidity. Slayer is the hardest rock climbing route at Cave Rock, the once-thriving climbing destination teeming with some of the most difficult sport routes in...
Diners like to dish about eating locally. And although we just had another warmish, climate change kind of winter, Tahoe doesn’t exactly evoke “breadbasket” or “salad bowl” in terms of agricultural output. But there’s a homegrown organization out to change all that. The Tahoe Food...
The Lake Tahoe region is home to five spectacular wilderness areas Identifying the dizzying array of federal public land in the United States can be difficult. You may think you know what a national park looks like—snapshots of the dawn of creation, like Yosemite’s towering granite monoliths...
We asked our readers to vote for their favorite places to eat, drink, shop and play. Here are the winners of TQ’s 2018 Best of Tahoe readers’ poll. EAT & DRINK—NORTH SHORE Best Family-Friendly Restaurant 1. Jax At The Tracks 2. Lanza’s Restaurant 3. Zano’s Family Italian & Pizzeria Best Fine...
In March, we opened Tahoe Quarterly’s Facebook page to our loyal readers for the sixth annual photo contest. We asked for photos in seven categories—Landscape, Kids, Pets, Instagram, Black and White, Wildlife and Sports—and over 200 submissions poured in. Taking into account the number of...
Former Squaw Valley lift operator packs his new home full of quirky personal features With the first glimpse of the double garage doors, you know something potentially outrageous is going on. The door on the left: full glass panels framed in hot pink. The door on...
Mt. Whitney tests the mettle of a rag-tag group of hikers with weather, elevation and steep granite The darkening clouds clustered above us on the shoulders of Mt. Whitney were starting to look angry. It was a bad portent for our eclectic band of eight adventurers. For...
The furry, high-elevation animal has gone extinct in sections of Tahoe—land that was once its core habitat A scampering ball of fur with Mickey Mouse–round ears and a miniature bouquet of flowers in its mouth—the American pika has long been a prized sighting for those who...
Clear Creek Tahoe has long held a grand vision for its 2,136 acres of prime mountain real estate. With each progress-filled day on the heels of a busy winter, that dream is quickly becoming reality. “Clear Creek has a lot going on,” says Mark Tanner,...