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 waves crashed over the edge of my raft, rolling it hard onto its side. The wind howled across The Lake. Whitecaps foamed over the surface. The chilly water seemed alive and threatened to tip my yellow and blue one-person inflatable. I laughed and pulled...
Conservation efforts seek to return Donner Summit wetland to its original biologically rich state Randy Westmoreland is walking across uneven ground, striding through the brown blades of dormant winter grass. His eyes are trained on the rise and fall of the earth, picking up the course...
The healing powers of altitude, as explained by science, religion and local experts Earth’s mountains have stood for eons, far outlasting human existence. Perhaps because of their longevity, and the knowledge that can be gleaned from it, the peaks have been sought out by mystics in...
How gardens can help us become attuned to nature—and rejuvenate our spirits Why do you garden? Is it for the peace and serenity? Maybe it’s your refuge from other parts of life. Or maybe your garden gives you an innate sense of well-being. Just being outside...
The pros and cons of a future Reno–Tahoe Winter Games It’s a local myth that Tahoe’s development boom of the 1960s and ’70s—which radically reshaped the area landscape, endangered The Lake’s clarity and led to the creation of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency—was due to the...
One of snowboarding’s top talents is looking ahead to a future outside the pipe Danny Davis, photo by Gabe L’Heureux For someone who has lived his life in the snowboarding spotlight, Danny Davis seems utterly comfortable sipping coffee in a tucked away corner of downtown Truckee’s Dark Horse...
Nakoma Resort is much more than golf and Frank Lloyd Wright The two-year-old, 42-room Lodge at Nakoma was the first such amenity built in the Lost Sierra in more than a decade Forget the Frank Lloyd Wright clubhouse for a minute and the master’s architectural imprint. Put...
Known more for its world-class skiing and snowboarding, Tahoe’s terrain is also ideal for extreme sledders Lake Tahoe is a winter sports enthusiast’s dream. With its quality terrain and snow, the picturesque environs of Tahoe attract athletes from not only traditional disciplines like skiing and snowboarding,...
Sir Edmund Hillary, the famed adventurer who first summited Mount Everest, once said, “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” People with disabilities, who may feel that sports like skiing are out of reach, may find his words especially poignant. For the past...