Tahoetopia

Autumn slides toward winter at Tahoe

One of the advantages of this interplay is striking paintings at sunrise and sunset. The picture below was taken on an early November morning, last year, on the West Shore near the dam and Fanny Bridge in Tahoe City.

Julie Maurer of Truckee-Tahoe

Over the years Maurer has moved from being a part-time public relations employee to (currently) being Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Booth Creek Resorts, an owner of Northstar.

Breeze Cross of Truckee

As a Tahoe-Truckee resident and owner of the lumber company his family has run for 65 years, Cross has made it a priority in his adult life to give back to his community. "There is a sense of honor in being able to do that that never goes away, which never grows old."

A Local

STORY: Rain Varnish for Snooty

The boats appear in all sizes and shapes, and the special ones share a common bond: They are "classics." For the most part, this means they were originally built well before World War II. More often than not they gleam, stem to stern, with varnish. Varnish is the mother's milk of classic boats.

STORY: Polyestermites on Proxie

On a Wednesday in mid September as a high-pressure system hovered over the area, many boats appeared on the lake. They provided a booster shot in the lull between seasons.

STORY: Where is Tiffany?

Mid-day on the designated Saturday, unannounced, T.T. sailed gracefully into the bay in his cherished Tiffany. He was well known around the boatyard. In most respects T.T. was considered a non-resident, regular by virtue of his years of visits, nautical demeanor, happy eyes, and love of wooden boats. T.T.

PLACES: Roller Pass Hike in Donner Party Footsteps

If the party had made it before the snows of winter, Donner Lake perhaps would still be called Truckee Lake, and Donner Summit would probably be named after some other party that tested the mettle of the Sierra. Instead, the Donner Party confronted one of the biggest and earliest series of snowstorms on record, and the rest is history.

Scarecrow Art in Tahoe City

Names of other scarecrows noted by the judges were: Gardner Stan, Halloween Hayride Jane, Pot Belly Pete, and Best Local's Potato Salad. All the scarecrows will be on parade until the end of October.


Understanding Tahoe Weather

The Sierra
The Sierra gets blasted by some of the most intense winter storms in the world. The most powerful of these Pacific weather systems boast an atmospheric circulation exceeding one thousand miles across. Such systems can generate wind gusts approaching 200 miles per hour over mountain ridges and produce snowfall measured by the yard.

PLACES: Fall Family Fun in Corn Maze

Located in Fallon, Nevada, sixty miles east of Reno or Carson City on highway 50, Lattin Farms is a bit farther away than your normal excursion from Tahoe. It is a fully operational farm for the bulk of the year, but every fall owners Rick and B.Ann Lattin convert the farm into a festival grounds. They welcome visitors of all ages from around the globe.

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