Ancient Jeffreys

By Tim Hauserman In the Tahoe region, trees tend to find the altitude niche that best provides for their needs. Both the sugar pine and incense cedar grow at lake level, but the most common trees found near 6200 feet are white fir and Jeffrey pine. When young, the Jeffrey pine is fairly nondescript. They […]

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Wooden Boat Show returns to Obexer’s Boat Company

August 4, 2015 | Tim Hauserman There is something special about a wooden boat on Lake Tahoe. Just watching one slowly putter along the west shore brings back memories of time gone by. A time when life was lived at a more gentle pace, and just being in a boat on a warm summer evening […]

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October!

October 1, 2015 | Tim Hauserman Tahoe locals find great enjoyment in the off-season. There are lots of fun things to do, but without the crowds. Recently I posted a piece about all the great things to do here in September. Well, the good news is that usually October is also a wonderful time to […]

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Tahoe: a visual history Nevada Museum of Art

October 21, 2015 | Tim Hauserman Anybody who loves Tahoe should make their way to the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno before January 10, 2016 for their extensive exhibit, Tahoe: A visual history.  Covering two floors of the museum and more then two centuries at Lake Tahoe, the exhibit brings together the work of […]

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