This annual event offers an insight into the challenges faced by the Donner Party as it attempted a Sierra crossing in the winter of 1846-47. As stated on the Sierra Nevada Geotourism Map Guide, “The unforgiving Sierra Nevada winter. . . started early, setting the stage for what was to become an incredibly agonizing story of human desperation and determination.” There will be seven different hikes Continue Reading
Archives for September 2013
Martis Valley Preservation Agreement
“A unique partnership of local landowners, Martis Valley developers, and Sierra conservationists unveiled an extraordinary initiative to permanently preserve highly coveted open space in the heart of North Lake Tahoe’s Martis Valley,” reports Jeff Pelline’s Sierra Foothills Report. The agreement will protect thousands of acres of land in the heart of the Sierra. According to a recent article Continue Reading
Lake Tahoe Dam Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Lake Tahoe Dam was constructed between 1909 and 1913 to control the top six feet of Lake Tahoe creating a reservoir of more than 700,000 acre feet of water. The Newlands Project which included the Lake Tahoe Dam and the Lahontan Dam was designed to provide irrigation water for cropland in the Lahontan Valley. The dam was completed in the fall 1913 and was subsequently placed on the National Continue Reading
IRONMAN LAKE TAHOE
On Sunday, September 22nd 2,500 + competitors will swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run 26.2 miles along some of the most beautiful shoreline and spectacular views in the world. This is the first IRONMAN to be held in California since 2001. Athletes will compete for 50 qualifying slots for the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. In a recent Moonshine Ink article, Keats Continue Reading
Trails and Vistas Art Hike Coming to the North Tahoe Truckee Area This Weekend
The sounds of silence are interrupted only by music, dance and poetry in the forest. Imagine “the sweet sound of a cello echoing around you.” The Art Hike takes place September 7th and 8th on the Pacific Crest Trail at Donner Summit. Tickets are available now. Featured artists include the San Jose State University Symphony Orchestra, Angelika, who chants in ancient Sanskrit, Flutist Ann Continue Reading
New Village at Squaw Valley Expansion Model
Squaw Valley has added a new model of the proposed 101.5 acre Village Expansion to Base Camp, their information office in the existing Village at Squaw Valley. This second model shows the proposed expansion in the context of the entire Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows resort area. It is a 1 inch to 130 ft, scale model, 19 ft. by 22 ft. in size. In a recent article in the Sierra Sun, Chevis Hosea, vice Continue Reading