Situated on the threshold where forest meets meadow in Olympic Valley, a 5,435-square-foot home faces west on 30 acres of land. Squaw Creek meanders through the property, bubbling with snowmelt in the springtime. Tall pines sway overhead, and just out the backdoor, the meadow offers...
Each year as we dig out of winter and prepare for spring, we summon our photo-snapping readers to participate in TQ’s Best of Tahoe Photo Contest. In the seventh year of the contest, we asked for photos in seven categories: Landscape, Wildlife, Pets, Black & White,...
Replacing one tiny critter that doesn’t belong in Lake Tahoe’s waters with an even smaller one that does could offer promising possibilities when it comes to restoring the lake’s threatened clarity. At iconic Emerald Bay, scientists are studying ways to reduce the abundance of mysid shrimp,...
We asked our readers to vote for their favorite places to eat, drink, shop and play from South Lake Tahoe to Truckee. Here are the winners of TQ’s 2019 Best of Tahoe readers’ poll. EAT & DRINK—NORTH SHORE Best Family-Friendly Restaurant 1. Jax At The Tracks 2. Fireside Pizza...
Worn down and dotted with nail holes and blemishes, each piece of wood and instrument has a story unique to itself. The wood is marked by the elements of Tahoe—sand, snow, sun, water and wind—but the instrument is shaped by the influences of Portuguese traders...
On a clear, cold evening in late February, hundreds of guests packed into the Nevada Museum of Art to celebrate the winners of Tahoe Quarterly’s 16th annual Mountain Home Awards. The festive event, made possible by J.P. Morgan Private Bank, featured hors d’oeuvre by esteemed...
Seemingly no single food item can stir the pot like the beloved burger, from theories on the provenance of the portable patty to postulations as to who does it best. Tahoe’s latest burger king? Inclined Burgers and Brews, a small, simple, 29-seat counter-service spot that opened...
Joy Heuer is not one to cry. But one early-summer day each year, as young girls stream through the finish chute at Truckee Riverview Sports Park—all beaming with pride—the executive director of Girls on the Run-Sierras cannot hold back the tears....
With craft distilleries launching faster than you can say “bespoke artisan handmade small batch spirits,” Bently Heritage Estate Distillery opened its doors in Minden with a splash of something special....
On November 8, wind-driven flames roared through California’s bone-dry Sierra foothills, devouring in its path towns named Paradise, Concow and Magalia. Dubbed the Camp Fire for its point of origin, the state’s deadliest and most destructive fire ultimately claimed 86 lives, scorched over 150,000 acres...