As the Old Crow Flies
Like many boys his age, a young Bud Anderson would run through his yard with a toy airplane held high over his head, dreaming of flying around the clo...
A River Runs Through It
The Truckee River runs like a phantom through downtown Truckee. Walled off by warehouses, shops and riverside homes, it is only occasionally glimpsed ...
A Decade of Devotion
As the world emerges into new phases of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, people are going to need places like Tahoe. Alongside the orders to stay at...
The Links of Tahoe Lore
Mirroring national trends, the history of golf at Lake Tahoe can be traced to a series of popularity booms in the industry...
Star-Struck
The sight of Lake Tahoe’s blue water shimmering in the sun has been known to stop onlookers in their tracks, staring in amazement at the natural spe...
A Life of Adventure Caught on Camera
Tahoe-based climber and photojournalist Corey Rich has a long history of winning pull-up contests—and then benefitting from the feat....
Elevated Living in the Lost Sierra
Certain home projects lend themselves to clever names. For the crew at Mark Tanner Construction, a fitting moniker developed as they brought to life a...
Winged Wonders
Anyone who was in the Tahoe region in August 2019 saw butterflies—lots of them. Insects are good at capitalizing on favorable weather and food avail...
Ty Cobb: A Tamer Tiger at Tahoe
There are two versions of Ty Cobb at Lake Tahoe. Two stories representing each are set against wild weather events at his East Shore cabin near Cav...
Tracing the Truckee Downriver
The Tahoe-Pyramid Trail provides a unique opportunity to enjoy the Truckee River in its 114-mile journey from mountains to desert...
Pivoting in a Pandemic
It all happened so fast. As the highly contagious COVID-19 rapidly escalated from new virus to global pandemic, the fallout was swift and unprecede...
The Yuba River: From Wild West to Wild and Scenic
The three forks of the Yuba River have been dammed, mined and plumbed, but their beauty still captivates conservationists and recreationists alike...
Cocktails in the Time of Corona
Setting up your own home bar is easier than you might think, especially with help from a pro...
The Pandemic that Paralyzed Truckee
The Spanish flu hit the young railroad town particularly hard during the snowy winter of 1918-19 In the Iliad, the ancient Greek poet Homer des...
Finding Solitude in the Desert
Sometimes it’s not about the destinations we visit so much as the in-between places along the way—even when those places are in the middle of nowh...
Manufactured Bliss
The Palisades at Squaw Valley features prefabricated residences designed to delight Designing the perfect home can be a difficult and stressful...
TQ Market: Local Support in a Time of Need
This year has been challenging at best for small businesses across the country. The Tahoe region is no exception. From restaurants and bars to storefr...
Heading for the Hills in a Post-COVID-19 World
The iconic shores of Lake Tahoe have lured legendary landowners for centuries. Real estate tycoons, railroad barons, financiers, conservationists, wor...
New Spots
New places to wine and dine....
Golf Tips: Avoid Injury with a Proper Warmup
One of the many reasons golf is such a beloved game is that people can play, and play well, at any age. But as we all inevitably grow older, our pre-r...
Golf Tips: Making Time for the Game, A Woman’s Perspective
When I talk to women of all ages, I find that one of the biggest barriers to getting into golf is finding time for it. Time is tough because we all fe...
Golf Tips: Adjusting Your Game to Tahoe’s Altitude
Golfing at high elevation can be fun—with some added distance—but can also create challenges for those who are not used to the difference. For tho...
Golf Tips: Playing Through Tricky Terrain
Has this ever happened to you? You walk up to a shot and see the green surrounded by water or bunkers. Suddenly, your heart starts beating a little fa...
From Promotion to Preservation
Since Lake Tahoe’s circumnavigating trail officially opened in 2001—after 17 years of work and more than 200,000 volunteer hours—the Tahoe Rim T...
BEST OF TAHOE 2020 PHOTO CONTEST
TQ’s Best of Tahoe Photo Contest has never been more competitive. This year we received over 170 images over a three-week span, with dozens of award...
Tahoe’s Masters of Stone
Paul Johansen walks past stone of almost every conceivable shape, size and texture. Slabs of granite as heavy as compact cars, plate-like panels of qu...
Self-Propelled Around Big Blue
In September 2013, I planned to paddle around Lake Tahoe the classy way. Along with Amie Engerbretson and Lauren Bobowski, we arranged to take our tim...
An Oasis of History High in the Hills
Each summer, thousands of eager hikers flock to Desolation Wilderness, focused on reaching the area’s sparkling lakes and granite peaks. But along o...
Is Tahoe Better than Ever?
“Tahoe ain’t what it used to be back in ‘The Day.’” It’s a refrain I’ve heard from longtime locals since almost the day The Day ended (s...
Trail Magic Through Music
Karmic returns were never our intention setting out on our annual Pacific Crest Trail serenade. After several exhausting hours zig-zagging and sloggin...