June 30, 2014 | Tim Hauserman For 44 years, the Community of Writers in Squaw Valley has been a place for writers to learn the challenging art of making words sing. Every summer, writers take part in intensive week long workshops to better their craft, while enjoying a week of Squaw Valley sunshine. This year […]

June 19, 2014 | Tim Hauserman Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City presents the second annual Alpenglow Mountain Festival from June 21st through June 29th. The festival includes outdoor activities as well as movie presentations and athletic product demos. It’s all free and open to the public and geared towards a wide range of abilities. The […]

June 3, 2014 | Tim Hauserman The Tahoe City Downtown Association’s mission is “to enhance and promote a vibrant and prosperous commercial and social center for residents and visitors to Downtown Tahoe City.” In other words, it’s a bunch of folks who love our little town and are doing their best to make it even […]

May 20, 2014 | Tim Hauserman It’s time to begin to make plans for big summertime adventures. If your heart is set on finally conquering that lengthy backpack in the Sierra, then I’ve found a good source for the information you will need to make the trip a success. Pick up a copy of Donner […]

May 15, 2014 | Tim Hauserman In recent blog posts I talked about paddling and hiking…now let’s move on to springtime mountain biking. North Tahoe and Truckee have some of the world’s best mountain biking, and fortunately, a good bit of it pops out from under the snow before some of the higher altitude hiking […]

May 6, 2014 | Tim Hauserman It’s getting warm. The snow has melted at lake level and a few flowers are just about to poke up their heads. It’s time to hike. While some of the higher sections of the west shore will still be covered in snow for another month or more, a number […]

April 24, 2014 | Tim Hauserman A few weeks ago I set out to write several posts about all the things we can do at Tahoe to enjoy this early spring. So of course, it snowed. Yes, skiers, you can thank me now. For those who were done with winter, however, there is a silver […]

March 25, 2014 | Tim Hauserman The 2014 Outside Magazine Travel Awards have recently been announced, and Lake Tahoe won the award for Best Lake in the world. Well, those of us who live here already know that, but still it doesn’t hurt to get a nice pat on the back. Congratulations Tahoe! Outside Online […]

March 12, 2014 | Tim Hauserman Visitors to Lake Tahoe often come to the lake with specific plans for the recreational activities they will pursue here based on the calendar. If it’s March they bring up the skis. In June you will see cars with kayaks and mountain bikes hoisted onto the roof. In July, […]

February 27, 2014 | Tim Hauserman Snowfest! North Lake Tahoe’s long running winter festival will be happening from February 28 through March 9th. Snowfest includes dozens of events that focus on getting out there and enjoying what Tahoe has to offer, as well as a ton of great opportunities for good eating, drinking and merry […]