Motorists should expect road delays and a closure on Highway 89 on Sunday, September 26 during the Lake Tahoe Marathon.
The 8th Annual Tahoe Sierra Century ride will take place on Saturday, September 25, 2010. This fully supported scenic bike tour of the North Tahoe, Truckee and Donner areas benefits local school music programs.
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, the members of the Donner Party were hunkered down in their snowbound shelters and doing their best to survive over Christmas.
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, the members of the Donner Party were hunkered down in their two survival encampments, one at Truckee Lake (now Donner Lake) and one in the Alder Creek Valley.
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, the members of the Donner Party had come to the realization that they were really trapped.
One hundred and sixty-three years ago this week, members of the Donner Party were busy building shelters at both Donner Lake and in the Alder Creek Valley north of present-day Truckee.
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, the lead wagons in the Donner Party reached the east end of Truckee Lake (later re-named Donner Lake).
One hundred and sixty-three years ago this week, members of the Donner Party were slowly making their way westward out of the Truckee Meadows (Reno) area.
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, members of the Donner Party were hustling along the Humboldt River in Nevada in their desperate rush to reach California before winter overtook them.
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, members of the Donner Party were traveling west along the Humboldt River in present-day Nevada as fast as they could.