Tahoetopia

73 Feet of Snow in Big Winter of 1906-07

More often than not in the Sierra, desiccating droughts are broken by wild winters, when torrential downpours soak the lower elevations and snow falls thick and deep here on top. The resulting snowmelt invigorates parched rivers, replenishes empty reservoirs, and resuscitates the withered landscape. It's a natural cycle as old as the West itself.

Seven Stages on Path to Over Development

The video sequence starts off with a kid splashing in a fancy pool--not a lake or cold stream. Then the camera cuts to a handsome dude in sherbet-colored pants swinging a big club on a rolling golf course. "Click," he hits a Tiger-length drive.

A Cat Chooses Me

The voice continued: "She's fourteen years old, she's fat, and she doesn't like people...well, we're assuming she doesn't like people since she tries to bite everyone. Ummm....so do you want her? By the way, her name is Big Bertha."

Dick Dorworth, Mountain Man

Instead of conquering the top, one of America's most famed skier adventurers wound up in a solo descent off the mountain as he was suffering with cerebral edema.

Mountain Biking--Truckee

Emigrant Trail is probably Truckee's most popular mountain biking trail, and with good reason. It is fun for everyone from beginner to expert, and since it runs through a scattered forest at a low elevation, it is out of the snow sooner in the spring and it stays out of the snow later in the fall, then most trails.

Do You Talk too Much in Your Work?

Why is this so? The reasons are complex, no doubt, but it's fair to say that when a person is talking, he or she is more in control than when he or she is "merely" listening. When a person listens, there is always a chance something undesirable will come out. So, over-talking is often an unconscious reflection of a lack of self-confidence. It can be overcome, however.

Getting Yourself Ready for Winter Sports

I stopped to gaze up at the smooth, lenticular clouds passing over Lake Tahoe and down at my mud spattered legs.

Ski Area That Did Not Happen #3: Coldstream Canyon

By the 1980s, North American resorts were beginning to feature pedestrian villages with multiple attractions for families, including large day-care centers. Many resorts had low-rise buildings snuggled discreetly into their surroundings and plenty of open space, largely free of automobiles. Baby boomers and social trends favored the environment and plenty of interaction.

3-Days Self Sufficiency = Heart of Emergency Preparedness Here

Does this mean no one will come to help you in the event of an earthquake, wildfire, power-gutting snowstorm, or flood? Not exactly. But it does mean rescuers may not be able to mobilize goods and services fast enough to reach you quickly in the event of a major disaster. People need to prepare for certain types of emergencies well in advance.

Visit to a Trophy House

"Ya don't say," the realtor sighed as he fidgeted with the zipper to close his yellow Gore-Tex jacket against the creeping chill. "Let's go on in and have a look," he continued, without looking her way. "I think you'll like this one."

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