Locals summer at Lake Tahoe unofficially began at 5 pm on Labor Day. The day before, bumper to bumper traffic was backed up on the West Shore all the way from Tahoe City to Hurricane Bay. But as the sun set on Labor Day, you could easily drive into the Tahoe City Safeway Continue Reading
Hiking Donner Pass to Summit
While the summer often brings our focus to Lake Tahoe, there is some awesome hiking to be had atop Donner Summit as well. One of the most popular trails is to hike the Pacific Crest Trail southwards from Donner Pass toward Squaw Valley, but heading north on the PCT is also a Continue Reading
Squaw Valley Community of Writers
For 46 years the Squaw Valley Community of Writers has conducted weeklong summer workshops at the base of the mountains in Squaw Valley. This year’s Writer’s Workshop convenes July 25th through August 1st in the Olympic House at 1960 Squaw Valley Road. The Continue Reading
Bears!
The Black Bear is a commonly seen part of the Lake Tahoe landscape. They might be called Black Bears, but in reality come in a wide variety of colors from black to brown to cinnamon to an off-white. While bears are powerful animals that are potentially dangerous, the bears Continue Reading
The Lupines are back!
Waves of purple lupine are once again gracing the shoreline of Tahoe City and Lake Forest. When the lake level is low, thick congregations of two to three foot tall lupine take over the flat moist areas next to Tahoe’s edge. While only sporting their most vibrant colors for Continue Reading
Ward Creek State Park
As the snow melts, Tahoe folks start to think about taking a walk on the dirt, but many of the higher trails will remain covered in snow for awhile yet. Ward Creek State Park, on the other hand, has an easily accessible trail just off Highway 89 that this time of year will Continue Reading
Tahoe Farmers Markets are here!
(The Commons Beach, ready for the farmers market crowds and the water to rise.) The arrival of the farmers markets at Lake Tahoe every summer is an occasion for celebration among Tahoe locals and visitors. Once again, we will find fresh direct from the farm produce, Continue Reading
April Awesomeness
Here at Lake Tahoe, the middle of April is when we move into what is called the off-season. While to business owners, the off-season means fewer customers, for many locals it is a special time to enjoy the beauty of Tahoe. The trees are budding and flowers blooming with the Continue Reading
Emerald Bay Hike
Just because you’ve done something a number of times doesn’t mean that it doesn’t bear repeating. That is certainly the case with the hike between DL Bliss State Park and Emerald Bay along Tahoe’s West Shore. I’ve done it dozens of times, but it remains a great way to spend Continue Reading
Meadow Skate Skiing
One of the things that makes Tahoe truly special is that we have a real diversity of seasons, and even a wide variation in conditions within a season. This leads to amazing Tahoe experiences that might pop up only every now and then, and we have to carpe diem quickly to Continue Reading