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....
23 Apr Into the Big Blue Abyss
Every time Dave Kenyon took a breath, he saw the blinking lights of radio towers along Tahoe’s southeast shore. Kenyon is a “right-side breather.” This means he favors turning his head to the right in between strokes. This also means, at least on that particular...
23 Apr Sleuthing the Enduring Mystery of D.B. Cooper
Thanksgiving eve, 1971, Reno’s high desert air was crisp and cold as dozens of local law enforcement officers and FBI agents surrounded a passenger plane that had just landed....
23 Apr BEST OF TAHOE 2021 PHOTO CONTEST
Photographers in the Lake Tahoe region never cease to amaze. Blessed with magnificent surroundings in the world-class outdoor playground they call home, their talents shine each spring when Tahoe Quarterly puts out the call for our annual Best of Tahoe Photo Contest. This year, over...
23 Apr Tahoe Surfing: Cold-Hearted Fun
Take an exposed body of chilly alpine water, add powerful mountain weather and sprinkle in throngs of foolhardy fanatics, and the result is the silly, sublime and slaphappy Tahoe surf scene....
23 Apr A Star-Studded Staple Endures
Since its inception in 1990, the American Century Championship has persisted as one of the premier summer events at Lake Tahoe, drawing big-name celebrities and fun-loving fans for a week of golf and shenanigans at one of the country’s most beautiful courses....
23 Apr A Mountainous Task
In 2020, in the midst of an especially mild stretch of winter at Lake Tahoe, Old Brockway Golf Course in Kings Beach opened to the public on March 13....
23 Apr Bonsais from Behind the Lens
I have a confession: I give names to trees around Lake Tahoe. There is The Jumping Tree, The Sergeant, The Old Friend, The Snag, Master Blaster, The Rock Tree, Island Tree and many others....
23 Apr The Ringmaster Behind a Stamina-Fueled Cycling Circus
While leisurely walks in the neighborhood and a toned-down approach to life may suit some during the pandemic, for someone as athletically and socially inclined as Fred Stamm, that’s just not going to work....
23 Apr The Unsolved Case of Marco Siffredi
Jeremy Evans was working as a sports reporter at the Nevada Appeal in 2001 when he first encountered the name Marco Siffredi while scrolling through the Associated Press wire. ...
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