Outbound

The Western States Endurance Ride is popularly known as the Tevis Cup. It began in 1955, making it the oldest modern-day endurance ride in the nation. The Tevis Cup started at 5:15am this morning. Riders began their 100 mile journey from the R...

The new .6 mile section of the Sawmill bike path should be open now. This is a Class 1 bike path that travels the south side of Sawmill Road from Lake Tahoe Boulevard to Echo View Estates Road. This is a path to nowhere at this point, but El Do...

150 passenger TTD dream boat The Tahoe Transportation District’s (TTD) quest for a “fleet” of ferry boats linking north and south shores will begin this week on the north shore.  The route is limited and you have to make reservations....

USA Today recently conducted an online poll to determine the best lake in America. After the final tally, Lake Tahoe was named the best.The nominees were:·         Blue Mountain Lake, New York.·  &nbs...

I went to the all-powerful Internet and asked and asked that question. This is the answer I got:382 miles (615 kilometers), according to Google, which asks, "Is this accurate?"　Why is Google asking me a question? What kind of search engine would ask ...

Downieville is the place to be the first weekend in August if you like dirt and bicycles.  They put on two epic races that are known to everyone in the bike industry, professional riders, and riders who just want to be challenged by the Downievill...

Jonny Moseley, 2005It seems a little early, but Warren Miller Entertainment has released the trailer for their new feature film, Flow State. Warren Miller has been putting out skiing/boarding films since 1949.  Every year the athletes and the film...

Tuh Duh! Drum roll please. Presenting Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park, trip number 70 out of 70 of the State Parks that were put on the closure list a year ago! Woohoo! To be honest, when I began my visits in July 2011, I wasn't e...

This particular blog is more personal than most of my posts. I have debated whe-ther or not to write of my in-ward experiences and obser-vations while at Manchester State Park & Beach, and I have decided to do so. It was while visiting this park ...

First there was a Salton Sea. Then there was no sea. Now there is again. The Salton Sea State Recre-ation Area just south of Palm Springs is both one of the world's largest inland seas and one of the lowest spots on earth, sitting at 227 feet belo...