Will Global Warming Turn Lake Tahoe Murky?
Posted on April 16, 2008 - Filed Under Sightseeing | Leave a Comment
Warming temperatures may cloud Lake Tahoe’s legendary clear waters and put the lake’s native species at risk, reports a new study from the University of California, Davis.
Lake Tahoe, along the California-Nevada border, is one of the clearest lakes in the world. Since 1965 scientists have been monitoring the water’s clarity, and have discovered a 50% […]
It’s Time For Sushi Time
Posted on April 15, 2008 - Filed Under Restaurants | Leave a Comment
The secret to owning a successful sushi restaurant involves finding distinctive ways of preparing and presenting the fish and creating a social experience where customers can enjoy good conversation along with a spicy tuna roll.
Sushi Time, located in the D’Andrea Marketplace shopping center in Sparks, is a popular gathering place where people have returned to […]
Tahoe Maritime Museum
Posted on April 14, 2008 - Filed Under Sightseeing | Leave a Comment
Time has flown by since construction crews first broke ground on the Tahoe Maritime Museum’s new home last spring, and museum staff is already preparing for the renovated museum’s grand opening celebrations this coming May.
Of the two-story, 5,800-square-foot building, with some outside work and interior finishes remaining.“I think that that is just kind of historic […]
Bikeboard Arrives at Lake Tahoe
Posted on April 11, 2008 - Filed Under Skiing & Snowboarding, Sports | Leave a Comment
Another way to enjoy snow sports that began in Europe four years ago was introduced to the Lake Tahoe area Saturday at Diamond Peak Ski Resort. A product from Switzerland, the bikeboard has been converting skiers and snowboarders one by one.
It’s a combination of skiing, snowboarding and bicycling, and works best when the rider wears boots […]
Heavenly’s Spring Loaded ‘08
Posted on April 10, 2008 - Filed Under Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Lake Tahoe is a vacation mecca, with year-round activities and entertainment.
Heavenly Mountain Resort announced its Spring Loaded ’08 line up today, jam-packed with live music, South Shore’s one-of-a-kind nightlife, the SouthShore Soldiers Camps, the JackPot Rail Jam series, and classic events such as the Gunbarrel 25 hosted by free skiing legend Glen Plake and the […]
Bob Grant’s Passion For Theater and Music
Posted on April 9, 2008 - Filed Under Activities | Leave a Comment
Performing, directing, music and teaching are in Bob Grant’s blood. They are his occupation, his avocation and his greatest joy. The 48 year-old has a passion for both theater and music. Lake Tahoe was greatly benefited from his efforts. At age 18, a young Grant became involved in the production of “Ebenezer Scrooge” at […]
Read More..>>Fighting The Elements on Tahoe’s Freel Peak
Posted on April 8, 2008 - Filed Under Activities | Leave a Comment
Freel Peak is the highest peak in the Lake Tahoe Basin, at 10,881 feet above sea level.
During the warm Tahoe summer, Freel Peak can be climbed from several locations in the area, such as from near Horse Camp, a meadow filled with aspens and conifers at the southern base of the peak.
But during the cold, snowy winter, well […]
The Hungry Bear Restaurant
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under Restaurants | Leave a Comment
The Hungry Bear Restaurant features fabulous menu choices from our innovative chef for an elegant dining experience in a casual atmosphere. Open evenings for dinner Thursday through Saturday, the restaurant serves steak, seafood, pasta and many more favorites that will be enjoyed by the whole family.
The Hungry Bear Restaurant is also open on Sunday mornings […]
Dog Sledding Wilderness Adventures
Posted on April 4, 2008 - Filed Under Activities | Leave a Comment
The tranquility and beauty of Lake Tahoe can only be found by experiencing it first hand, by dog sled. There is a humbling sense of peace and quiet as you’re perched in your own dog sled. It does offer a rare and genuine feeling of an accepting partnership with the elements of nature around you.
Wilderness Adventures, owned […]
Snowboarding Versus Skiing
Posted on April 3, 2008 - Filed Under Skiing & Snowboarding | Leave a Comment
The end result was inevitable. The last legacy ski resorts are finally giving in - allowing snowboarders to a “wheel slide”, ”goofy” or “fakie” down their slopes. What industry insiders are actually seeing are skier boarding, and boarder trying skiing. What would have thunk it?
There are advantages to know one sport when trying out the other, […]
