Many of us are guilty, at least to some degree, of merrily hiking or biking over ribbons of dirt without recognizing the efforts that went into creating these trails. But to learn the stories behind Tahoe’s beloved trails is to gain a new appreciation for...
Tahoe Quarterly readers selected their favorite places to eat, drink, shop and play from South Lake Tahoe to Truckee. Here are the winners of TQ’s 2021 Best of Tahoe Readers’ Poll. (Editor's note: North Shore encompasses Tahoe's East, ...
The ingredients composing most homes are a foregone conclusion—kitchen and bedrooms and space for bathing, all connected via standard-width halls and openings—and even with the most jaw-dropping pieces of property, there remains a basic understanding of what will be encountered. Sure, there might be some...
Gliding across a clear alpine lake, the crisp Sierra air stinging my face, I found myself flashing back to some of the fondest memories of my youth....
Welcome to Tahoe Quarterly’s 2021 Best of Tahoe Photo Contest, which runs from February 17 through March 9. Winning entries will be showcased in Tahoe Quarterly’s 2021 Best of Tahoe issue, while winners will also receive a three-year subscription to the magazine (note that submitted photos will...
As the design and construction process moved forward on their Olympic Valley vacation home, a Bay Area couple with lifelong Tahoe connections, including a youthful stint working at Squaw Valley, decided to make their mountain getaway their full-time residence....
For the better part of the past century, Frog Lake sat in relative obscurity in the rugged high country near Truckee—a serene alpine oasis visited by few with the exception of the landowners and their close friends....
Grand in appearance, stunning in its details, this true expression of Old Tahoe elegance now graces a historic stretch of lakeshore....
Architects have a habit of describing homes in terms of language. Individual design decisions fall into a “vocabulary.” When design is done right, that vocabulary adds up into sentences, paragraphs and, finally, a complete, compelling story....
Jack Hawkins and Darin Murphy share a few things....