25 Jun Master Stroke
Legendary architect Mies van der Rohe is credited with saying, “We should attempt to bring nature, houses and human beings together in a higher unity.”...
25 Jun Searching for the Meaning of Van Life
We took our final trip together in the fall of 2018. I was 28 with no job and no money. She was 14 with no suspension and no reliable air conditioning. As an undisciplined freelance writer earning tens of dollars a month, I could no longer...
25 Jun A Life of Lofty Achievement
Imagine looking up at a vertical slab of rock twice the height of the Empire State Building. You’re not a climber. You’re afraid of heights. And you were born with cerebral palsy, a condition that impairs muscle coordination. Such were the challenges presented to Stephen Wampler...
25 Jun Making a Deep Difference
On a sunny Friday morning in May, 11 scuba divers clad in trilaminate drysuits and thick rubber wetsuits walked to the water’s edge near Edgewood Tahoe’s 17th hole. The group was on a mission: scavenge the bottom for garbage and debris, and return it to...
25 Jun Through the Lens: Blooming Beauty
Each Tahoe season brings its own photographic perks. Come summer, as the snow melts and the weather warms, wildflowers take center stage, their eye-catching pops of purple, red and yellow offering an irresistible allure for shooters both novice and pro. When the show is over,...
25 Jun A Culinary Diamond in the Rough
One of North Tahoe’s best new restaurants is hiding in plain sight. Tucked into the pines behind the gates of Schaffer’s Mill, the 475-acre private upscale residential community on the edge of Truckee, the Sawyer is a beautifully designed eatery boasting mountain and forest views and...
25 Jun Exploring a Forest, One Word at a Time
This summer, visitors to Taylor Creek on Tahoe’s South Shore will look down at their feet and see the tree rings of a forest embedded with a spiraling pattern of words....
25 Jun In the Business of Brotherhood
It is impossible to say, at least with any sort of real precision, how many times the Talbot brothers have been around Lake Tahoe. In the nearly 45 years he’s called the area home, Chris Talbot has spent countless hours photographing the lake, documenting weddings, funerals, resorts...
25 Jun The E-Bike Divide
The debate was heated, with both sides of the argument presenting their case with fervent conviction. The point of contention: Should electric bikes be allowed on trails in the Tahoe Basin, the same as their non-motorized counterparts? The discussion took place in March in a virtual...
25 Jun A Deep Dive into the Hazards and Allure of Lake Tahoe
Labor Day 2020, I stood on a dock on Lake Tahoe’s North Shore and gazed across the choppy surface through ominously smoky skies. At the tail end of a long, hot summer, the water temperature hovered around 68 degrees, which is, by all accounts, warm...