By Tim Hauserman Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada are certainly popular places to backpack. In fact, I just returned from my third backpack trip of the summer and thought it would be fun to summarize what it is that brings backpackers back for more. It’s easy to focus on Continue Reading
Tahoe City Winter Sports Park
By Tim Hauserman The Tahoe City Winter Sports Park, run by the Tahoe City Parks and Recreation Department, is a little gem in the center of Tahoe City that is a perfect place to introduce the family to winter fun. The recent snow has allowed the park to groom the Continue Reading
Looking for Bald Eagles
By Tim Hauserman Last January I spent a very cold three hours gazing out over Lake Tahoe for eagles as part of the Tahoe Institute for Natural Sciences Mid Winter Bald Eagle Count. My friend Joyce Chambers and I were part of an effort throughout the region to discover how Continue Reading
Surfing Lake Tahoe!
By Tim Hauserman Tahoe folks know how to make the best of the weather situation. Of course you ski right after it snows, and mountain bike just after it rains. But for most of us, a late November day with a 40 mph wind coming across the lake is time to put another log on Continue Reading
The Rubicon Trail
By Tim Hauserman Perhaps I shouldn’t give away the secret, but Tahoe locals enjoy the summer just like tourists do by biking, hiking, paddling, or just hanging out on the beach with a dog. The difference is we usually try to stay away from the marquee super crowded Continue Reading
Cascade Falls!
It’s the middle of spring after a winter that really delivered the rain and snow, which means it’s time for…waterfalls! One of the best around Lake Tahoe is Cascade Falls. It’s just a mile hike out to the falls and once you are there you are not only treated to the sight and Continue Reading
A river runs along it
By Tim Hauserman While there is still some good skiing to be had around Lake Tahoe, spring is slowly fighting to make an appearance and many folks are itching for the chance to finally stretch out their legs on something other than snow. Fortunately, the Tahoe City Public Continue Reading
Get thee to The Yoga Room!
Ah the fall. No crowds, leaves of yellow and orange, and yet still some fairly warm days to enjoy the quiet waters of Lake Tahoe. But don’t be fooled. Winter and skiing is just around the corner. When those deep snows, that we know are coming, arrive, you will want to be Continue Reading
Truckee River Stops Flowing! It’s nothing new!
By Tim Hauserman Humans practice a form of collective amnesia when it comes to weather events and climate. The recent dropping of Lake Tahoe below it’s natural rim of 6223 feet is a classic example. I heard a great deal of consternation among the local populace over Continue Reading
Wine and Wisdom at Sugar Pine!
By Tim Hauserman Author Frances Dikelspiel’s great, great grandfather Isias Hellman in 1903 constructed the building that was to become the Hellman-Ehrman Mansion, the centerpiece of Sugar Pine Point State Park. She has written a book, “Towers of Gold,” about the Continue Reading