Jake’s On the Lake will hold their 20th annual
fishing derby this Sunday, June 2. The derby benefits community scholarships
and charities through the Tahoe City Rotary Club Foundation. Prize money for
the biggest fish is over $1,500 dollars.
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June begins Tahoe Bike Month. June 1 is the first day of the
Tahoe Bike Challenge (TBC). TBC is a fun and social way to ride your bike,
record your mileage, and compete against others on the distance you ride over a
two-week period. You d...
The world’s largest and fastest boats last raced on
Folsom Lake in 1967. It was Miss Bardahl that won the Sacramento Cup race over
Miss Budweiser. In the 60’s, the unlimited hydroplane boats were powered by
World War II aircraft engines.
Today ...
The Tahoe Donner Land Trust (TDLT), Trust for Public
Land, and their partners purchased 3,000 acres of land on Donner Summit,
including the Royal Gorge Cross Country ski resort. This land is now open to
the public and will always remain that way.
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Outdoor lovers have a week to get together and explore, take classes, attend clinics, and demo new gear at the Alpenglow Mountain Festival.
Activities include running, hiking, climbing, evening talks, yoga, and more, during the week-long festi...
The United States Ski and Snowboard Association has named Mammoth Mountain as the host for pre-Olympic training in the lead up to Sochi.
Mammoth will be the official training ground for U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding through 2019. The teams wi...
Scientists from the University of Nevada and their
partners at Scripps Institution of Oceanography studied the bottom of Fallen
Leaf Lake last summer. They used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to study and view the depths of the lake.
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Teams of relay runners will begin the Reno-Tahoe Odyssey
adventure run on the last day in May. The relay teams consist of 12 runners, using
two vans which will travel night and day to cover the 178 mile course. Their
journey begins in down...
I have to admit that spring is not my favorite time of the year. Spring is an unsettled time for me. I know that some of it has to do with the windy weather that we have. It also has to do with preparations for and anxiety over our up...
Red Bull rider Rebecca Rusch
Ultra endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch set a record for fastest female on the 142 mile Kokopelli Trail. Most riders take 3 or more days to complete this ride from Moab, Utah to Loma, Colorado. Rusch completed the ride in ...