The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) meanders 2,650 miles from the barren desert near Mexico to the lush forests of Washington at the Canadian border. While over 40 million people live within a short drive of this mountainous trail, those who take on the challenge of...
Hundreds of miles of trails—from rough and rocky singletracks traversing high alpine ridges, to smooth, flowing trails wandering through cool, shaded forests—make the Lake Tahoe region a mecca for mountain biking. Classic test pieces like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride on the South Shore and Hole...
A full slate of development projects primed and ready for Truckee and Lake Tahoe’s North Shore will have a transformational impact should they be built. However, several of the projects remain dogged by lawsuits or a lack of financing, which, despite the improving economy, remains...
When Martis Camp received the green light to begin residential construction in 2006, the ambitious project hit the ground running—straight through the country’s worst economic downturn in over 70 years, and with barely a hitch. With momentum on its side, it emerged from the recession...
The jarring beep of an alarm clock holds its own among the most obnoxious sounds on earth, particularly at 4:30 a.m. on a Monday. But the rude wakeup is easier to forgive when associated with fishing. Such was the case on a recent summer morning, when...
When Jasper, a moderately sized bear well known to many Incline Village residents, was mistakenly shot and killed by a Washoe County Sheriff’s deputy in early May, the Tahoe community of bear advocates hastily organized a vigil. “People needed to come and grieve,” says...
Sponsored Content We caught up with Northstar California’s Luke Sheppard, the resort’s mountain bike program manager, to highlight five aspects of its Specialized Bike Academy One-of-a-kind The Specialized Bike Academy is to summer at Northstar what the Burton Snowboard Academy is to winter at the resort. Like the...
Sponsored Content There is boating, and then there is boating on Lake Tahoe. June through September, locals and visitors take to the lane-less waters of Big Blue for recreation, sport and relaxation. While it’s tough to grasp the size and beauty of Tahoe—which boasts over 70 miles of...
To call the winter a turnaround doesn’t do it justice. Was it remarkable? Certainly. Epic? Arguably. Safe to say, Lake Tahoe’s winter of 2016–17 will go down as one for the ages. “It’s really been very impressive,” says Jeff Anderson, snow surveyor for the federal government’s...
As motorists travel on U.S. Highway 50 between Spooner Summit and Carson City, their eyes peeled on the snaking contours of the road, a picturesque property tucked into the hillside below goes largely unnoticed. Even fewer drivers catch a glimpse of the emerald-green golf course...