Tag: South Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – November 2019
The leaves have fallen, days are shorter and the temperatures are low. Everything is waiting for the snow to start flying and winter to...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – July 2019
Every year, the same thing happens: the summer hits like a ton of bricks. You look at the calendar and realize that it’s already...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – May 2019
Is that the sun? It’s so nice to feel the warm embrace of the sun, watch the snow melt, see the flowers bloom and...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – April 2019
We are jumping into spring around here, and Tahoe South has brought us Spring Loaded: Sun, Snow and Good Times.
The event started on March...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – March 2019
We’re number one! Lake Tahoe holds the best snowpack in the western United States, beating out Utah and Colorado. Heavenly Mountain Resort received about 20...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – February 2019
January was dubbed "Janu’Bury" by the local paper, after we received a large amount of snow for the majority of the month. It provided...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – December 2018
The storm door swung open and in came the snow, just in time for the Thanksgiving weekend. Could this mark the start of a...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – November 2018
It has been a glorious autumn here at South Lake Tahoe. Everywhere you look are pockets of turning Aspen and Willow trees just popping...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – October 2018
Our South Lake Tahoe Correspondent, Brendan Packer, found himself speechless with wonder at the beauty of “the Lake of the Sky” and sent us...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – August 2018
As usual, the summer seems to be flying by at a rapid pace, but it is certainly the dog days of summer. We are...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – July 2018
The secret is out: Lake Tahoe is a great place to visit in the summer. Triple digit temperatures scorch places like Sacramento and Reno,...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – May 2018
When you’re up at South Lake Tahoe this spring, head on over to Zephyr Cove Stables, hop on a horse and go for a...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – March 2018
In terms of snowfall, this winter has been rather lackluster, compared to a year ago when the Lake Tahoe basin was buried in snow...
Carson Valley Correspondence – February 2018
Carson Valley legend “Snowshoe” Thompson
Looking up at Jobs Peak, in all of its snow-capped glory, from the floor of Carson Valley, I’m thinking that...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – January 2018
It’s a nice, optimistic feeling to see people get excited for all the snow at Lake Tahoe when there is no snow yet. People...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – December 2017
It’s a nice optimistic feeling to see people get excited for all the snow at Lake Tahoe when there is no snow yet. People...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – November 2017
As Tom Petty said, the waiting is the hardest part; the late fall is filled with anticipation while people wait for the snow to...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – September 2017
It felt as if every person on the planet visited Lake Tahoe this summer. People from all walks of life came to the South...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – August 2017
The last big push of summer is upon us, and it’s been one hot summer all over the country. The dog days of summer...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – July 2017
The Fourth of July lands on a Tuesday this year, and that means a four-day weekend. (Yay! ) Or why not just take the...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – June 2017
On one particular day in the month of May, my father and I went for the shakedown cruise on his Sea Ray motorboat. The...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – May 2017
Amazing what a difference a year makes! Last year at this time the West was gripped by a severe drought. It seemed as...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – April 2017
Spring is in the air, and there is snow everywhere. But the big thaw is underway, while the days get longer and the temperatures...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – March 2017
There are many roads to South Lake Tahoe, but during a stretch in February major highways into America’s year round playground were closed, and...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – February 2017
Snow, snow and more snow!
That’s what we wanted, and that’s exactly what we got. A good old fashioned Sierra dump. The type of snowfall...
NevadaGram #186 – Must See-Must Do in 2017, Carson City at Christmas, the January...
A Brand New Carson City was unwrapped at Christmas time.
Photo courtesy Carson City Pix
Not only had the last of the street barricades and detours been...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – January 2017
On New Year’s Day a lot of people wake up bleary-eyed and discombobulated from a night of saying goodbye to the old year. 2016...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – November 2016
November is a month of great anticipation: who is going to be elected the next president of the United States? Will marijuana be legalized...
Nevada Correspondence – October 2016
In this edition:
Boulder City, Carson Valley, Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Lincoln County, Mesquite, South Lake Tahoe
Boulder City
Good Citizens
The biggest event of the year...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – October 2016
Lake Tahoe in October
It happens every year: the subtle changes of the season, and you start to see and feel that summer is over....
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – September 2016
Lake Tahoe Is Lovely in September
Well, that’s a wrap on summer at Lake Tahoe. Wait, no it isn’t: September is the hidden gem month...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – July 2016
South Lake Tahoe
Entertainment is the word at South Lake Tahoe in the month of July. There’s going to be so much fun going on...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – May 2016
South Lake Tahoe
Springtime at Lake Tahoe
Get out the shorts and t-shirts, but don’t put your parkas away just yet. It’s day-by-day weather up here...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – March 2016
South Lake Tahoe
Winter at the South Shore of Lake Tahoe has taken a hiatus. Apart from one nice snow dump on February 17, it...
NevadaGram #174 – US 50 is Burger Road, Comstock Mining Update
The Best Burgers in the World are found along US 50 in Nevada.
Anyone who has driven the "Loneliest Highway" and had a burger along...
NevadaGram #15 – Governor’s Conference, Reno, Aurora, Las Vegas
The recent Governor's Conference on Tourism, held in Reno last week, focused on Nevada's new slogan, "Bring It On". Poster Boy for the new...
