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Waddle Ranch

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Golf Column

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TAHOE SUMMER FUN & FIREWORKS FROM THE PUBLISHER

Summer may have just officially started, but it’s been going strong since the first of June in most of the Tahoe Sierra. The trails are melting quickly, revealing paths beckoning to be explored with explosions of wildflowers and raging waterfalls to discover.

We share two great trails that are easy to access and open for early season hiking at Waddle Ranch Preserve in Truckee with writer Mike White and at Van Sickle Bi-State Park in South Lake Tahoe with writer Mark McLaughlin. Waddle Ranch offers a variety of trails great for wildlife and wildflower viewing, while Van Sickle boasts breathtaking views of Lake Tahoe and access into Tahoe’s back country.

While you’re exploring with family and friends, be sure to have the iNaturalist app downloaded on your phone. This free app allows anyone to act as citizen scientists by taking a photo and identifying plants and animals in the Tahoe Sierra while sharing the data with scientists. Michelle Allen explores Ward Creek State Park with her son using the app for her story “Discover Tahoe’s flora & fauna with iNaturalist.”

Tahoe knows how to put on a party, and the Independence Day holiday is no different, with no fewer than six fireworks shows in the Tahoe Sierra to enjoy. The celebrations start on July 3 and continue through July 7. Find the details in this edition and in the Event Calendar at TheTahoeWeekly.com. 

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an Sickle Bi-State Park is one of the newer recreation areas at Lake Tahoe; it was established in 1989. At that time, Jack Van Sickle, grandson of Henry Van Sickle, a noted Carson Valley pioneer who died in 1894, donated 542 acres of family land for a Nevada State Park.

California then purchased adjoining parcels to connect the trail to the South Lake Tahoe community, thereby creating the nation’s first bi-state park in the process. The trailhead, within walking distance of the busy casino core on State Route 50 at Stateline, Nev., connects with an extensive trail system including the Tahoe Rim Trail. The park is accessible and free.

To get there follow Lake Tahoe Boulevard (State Route 50) a bit past The Shops at Heavenly Village on the California side of the state line and turn south onto Heavenly Village Way. That street will lead you directly to the park entrance.

Name Kings Beach trail

Most visitors who enjoy this easy-to-moderate hike are heading to the Van Sickle waterfall, about six-tenths of a mile from the trailhead.

The Van Sickle Trail Connector is wellmaintained and popular with hikers and mountain-bike riders. Leashed dogs are also welcome. There are two parking lots available for those who drive. The lower one is near the park’s entrance where there are the historic Van Sickle family barn and corral that was part of their Crescent V Ranch.

The barn and other out-buildings were part of the Van Sickle Stateline Stables and Three Pines Motel. The buildings were re-located to this location in 1960.

To the left (east) and up the road about 100 yards is another parking lot where the trailhead begins. Both parking areas have waterless bathrooms, but there is a yearround drinking fountain at the lower one in case your water bottle needs topping off.

You’ll definitely want to bring water since this trail affords little shade and will be hot in the summer months.

Most visitors who enjoy this easy-tomoderate hike are heading to the Van Sickle waterfall, about six-tenths of a mile from the trailhead. I appreciated the robust cascade, but personally found the waterfall somewhat anticlimactic compared to the stunning views of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Crest on the way there — especially in contrast to some of the other spectacular waterfalls on the South Shore. That being 10

said, it’s the trek to the falls that opens up the inspiring vistas, so it’s a two for one.

A native of New Jersey, Henry Van Sickle was an ambitious and successful entrepreneur in 19th Century Nevada. He first settled in the Carson Valley in 1852 near Genoa, Nev., which was Utah Territory at the time. In 1857, he built a twostory hotel with a bar, store and kitchen to serve California-bound emigrants at the eastern foot of Kingsbury Grade in Carson Valley.

In 1860 a new and improved Kingsbury Grade wagon road opened as a toll road between Virginia City, Nev., and Sacramento, an improvement of 15 miles over the existing Daggett Pass Trail. The toll rate for a wagon and four-horse team was $17.50, but westbound settlers and eastbound freight-companies hauling goods and supplies to the Comstock mines were happy to pay for a better route that saved them a day’s travel.

When the Pony Express started up in 1860, Henry was appointed Express agent and Van Sickle Station became an important stop for riders to exchange tired horses for fresh ones. Van Sickle had helped bankroll the new wagon road and took over as toll master. Travel on the turnpike increased and so did Van Sickle’s profits. In 1863 alone, road toll receipts netted $190,000.

Henry Van Sickle is deeply tied to western Nevada history, but he’s probably best remembered for shooting down a murderous gunslinger who intimidated residents of the Carson Valley. On July 7, 1861, outlaw Sam Brown was celebrating his 30th birthday by getting drunk. On his

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Van Sickle waterfall; A hiker enjoying the trail; The view from the Van Sickle Trail of Stateline, Nev.

way back to Genoa, Brown rode up to Van Sickle Station and attempted to kill Henry who luckily escaped. Brown continued on to Genoa, but Van Sickle went after him with a double-barreled shotgun. He caught Brown when the killer paused for his horse to drink water.

Van Sickle yelled, “Sam, I’ve got you now!” and pulled the trigger.

Thanks to a regional collaborative effort between Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association, Truckee Tahoe Airport, the U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe Fund and North Tahoe Public Utility District, a new multi-use trail with mountain-bike features is being built for public use in Kings Beach. The trail and parking improvements will be accessible from the Forest Service access road off Beaver Street.

The group is seeking name ideas from the community. Trail name suggestions can be submitted online until 5 p.m. on June 27.

There is no limit on entries. The group will narrow the entries down to three options so the community can vote for the new trail name between July 1 and 8. The winner will be announced on July 12 at the new trail’s ribbon-cutting opening. | surveymonkey. com/r/KingsBeachTrail

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Two days later an inquest into the homicide convened, but instead of being sentenced to prison, the coroner’s jury felt that Henry Van Sickle deserved a reward.

Presiding Judge Richard Allen declared that Brown came to his death from “a just dispensation of an all-wise Providence.” | parks.nv.gov 

Jackass Trail Work Days A1/Jackass Trail | Truckee | June 27, 28

The Truckee Trails Foundation’s first project of the season will adopt 1.71 miles of existing user-created trail and construct an additional 2 miles of non-motorized single-track trail. No need to pre-register; simply drive up the USFS A1 Road and look for Trail Crew signs. 8 a.m.5 p.m. Free | truckeetrails.org

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EVENTS Check off

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RUN TO BEACH 5K &10K Trail Run

Ski Past the Fourth of July

Finish on the beach at Tahoe Vista

Freedom Fest at Squaw Valley brings together the best of summer and winter: skiing and riding into July, free music, pool and hot tub parties, and spectacular fireworks. Skiing and riding will be open from July 3 to 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.

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From July 4 to 6, Freedom Fest will feature three days of live music from Grant Farm at Gold Coast in tribute to the 1991 concert by the Jerry Garcia Band that took place near this location, as well as block parties in the Village.

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On July 5, KT Deck comes alive music, dazzling laser lights and a festive fireworks display. Bring the family out for this free, all-ages event. | squawalpine.com

or at North Tahoe Regional Park the morning of the event.

JULY 4 2-5 p.m. | Village Block Party at Rocker

JULY 5 12-3 p.m. | Hot tub party with DJ Rambo at High Camp 12-1:30 p.m. | Grant Farm presents the Grantful Dead Revue at Gold Coast 2-5 p.m. | Village Block Party at 22 Bistro

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12-1:30 p.m. | Grant Farm presents the Grantful Dead Revue at Gold Coast

6-7:30 p.m. | DJ Mancub at KT Deck

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8-9:45 p.m. | Paul Oakenfold at KT Deck After sunset | Fireworks at KT Deck

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JULY 6 12-1:30 p.m. | Grant Farm presents the Grantful Dead Revue at Gold Coast 2-5 p.m. | Village Block Party at The Auld Dubliner

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Rentals & Tours Family Fun and Service

Help with computers

Clair Tappaan Lodge | Norden | June 27-29

Kings Beach Library | June 27, July 4

Sierra Club offers a way for families to work on a historic lodge by day and enjoy hearty, vegetarian-friendly meals, served family-style; by night, swapping stories around the fire; or chill-out in a hot tub. On our day off, choose from a variety of activities in the natural, majestic surroundings of the Sierra. 10 a.m. $565-$665 | facebook.com

Ongoing computer help. 1st Thurs: “Exploring our Digital Resources,” 2nd Thurs: “Computer Q&A with Carl LeBlanc,” 3rd Thurs: “Everything iPhone,” 4th Thurs: differing themes about computers and technology. Call or stop by for the class schedule. 3-4 p.m. Free | (530) 546-2021, placer.ca.gov

National Outings Training Trip North Face Guided Hikes Squaw Valley | Olympic Valley | June 27-July 4

North Face offers guided hikes for a memorable mountain experience on a scenic 1.5-mile trail around High Camp. Meet at High Camp lobby. No reservations necessary.

All hikes are weather and conditions permitting 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | (800) 403-0206, squawalpine.com

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Clair Tappaan Lodge | Norden | June 27-30

Designed to train new Sierra Club National Outings leaders with the trip planning and leadership skills. Each trainee will plan, design and submit their own National Outing in the months prior to the five-day field section.

3 p.m. | facebook.com

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Truckee Thursdays Downtown | Truckee | June 27

Historic Downtown Truckee is turned into an exciting street fair featuring local and regional artisans, food trucks, a beer garden and live music. Take the free shuttles; schedule online. Tahoe Weekly is a sponsor. 5-8:30 p.m.

Free | truckeethursdays.com

Visitor J1 Welcome Night

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Come Play With Us!

Fairway Community Center Tahoe City | June 27

The Lake Tahoe Welcome Night is open to all seasonal employees. This is a time for you to get to know your fellow Exchange Visitors and Americans who you will be working and living alongside for the season. Community members, sponsors, employers and other public and private groups will be available to answer questions and provide resources.

6-8 p.m. Free | eventbrite.com

Tahoe Star Tours Northstar Cosmoarium Truckee | June 27, 29, July 4

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The Cosmoarium at Northstar California will host a series of stargazing events this summer. Presented by Tahoe Star Tours, participants are invited to view the skies during docent-led evenings. Led by amateur astronomer and poet Tony Berendsen, each tour includes a science-based talk about the cosmos and telescopic view of the constellations. 8-10:30 p.m. $25-$45 | tahoestartours.com

Virtual Reality Studio Incline Village Library | June 28

Experience the canals of Venice, ride a roller coaster or walk with dinosaurs. 3:30-5:30 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, libraryaware.com

Lacey Meadows Docent Led Hike Webber Lake | Truckee | June 29

Lacey Meadows and Webber Lake have been closed to the public for decades. Come discover the long hidden beauty and charm of the area and find a plethora of Sierra birds and wildflowers. The Lacey Valley Trail, about six miles roundtrip, offers an easy and memorable hike. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Free | eventbrite.com

Drone Tools Workshop: Mapping Defensible Space for Wildfire Risk Sagehen Creek Field Station | Truckee | June 29 Hosted by Greg Crutsinger, a PhD ecologist and professional trainer for vegetation mapping in the drone industry. Providing one day of hands-on training for mapping with UAVs, sensors and software. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | eventbrite.com

Lily Lake Trail work South Lake Tahoe | June 29

Volunteer to help with trail work with lunch, beer, and lots of sun and fun. Wear long pants and sleeves, helmet, gloves, and eye protection. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | tamba.org

Grand Opening Party Tahoe XC | Tahoe City | June 29

Tahoe XC is proud to be renting Giant bikes for kids and adults at the trailhead from the lodge and opening up the retail store with basic gear, drinks and snacks, a quick-fix self-maintenance station and bathrooms open to the public. 12-2 p.m. Free | tahoexc.org

Fur Ball Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Incline Village | June 29

Bringing together supporters and pet lovers for an evening inspired by 1940’s U.S.O. and featuring fine food, auction, entertainment and plenty of fun. Proceeds benefit Pet Network Humane Society. 5 p.m. | petnetwork.org

Bike Trail Dedication Ceremony

Tahoe Adventure Company Inspiring High Sierra Adventures

• Kayak & SUP Tours • Beachfront Kayak & SUP Rentals • 7010 N. Lake Blvd, Tahoe Vista

Tunnel Creek Cafe | Incline Village | June 28

A three-mile shared-use path from the southern end of Incline Village to Sand Harbor State Park will be officially dedicated. You will be able to walk or bike the trail right after the event. 3:30 p.m. Free | docs.google.com

Glow Golf Resort at Squaw Creek Olympic Valley | June 28, 29

Put your putting skills to the test at Resort at Squaw Creek’s nine-hole black-light putting course. Use neon putters and glowing golf balls to compete. 8:30-10 p.m. | destinationhotels.com

Tahoe City Open Water Swim Commons Beach | Tahoe City | June 29

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The Tahoe City Swim is staged in historic Tahoe City and features the beautiful, clear and clean water of Lake Tahoe. There is a 1/2-mile, 1.2-mile and 2.4-mile course set up just off of Commons Beach where spectators can see the action first hand. 8-11 a.m. | facebook.com

XTERRA Tahoe City Commons Beach | Tahoe City | June 29

The swim occurs in Lake Tahoe. The bike course features single track and double track, fields of wildflowers and breathtaking Sierra views. The races start and finish at Commons Beach. New for 2019, there is a new section of the run course. Single-track replaces some of the fire road on the initial climb, which is not quite as steep. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. $68-$196 | facebook.com

“Snow Sheds, Fires and other Related Subjects” Truckee Tahoe Airport Conference Room | June 29 As part of the 150 Year Truckee Railroad Celebration, the community is invited to hear Bill Oudegeest of the Truckee Donner Historical Society share a wealth of little-known information about one of our most visible features along the ridge at Donner Lake: the snow sheds. 7-8 p.m. Free | chamber.truckee.com

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony & Trail Ride Big Chief Trail | Truckee | June 29

The Truckee Trails Foundation worked with the USFS and Northstar California on a 7-mile non-motorized trail connecting the southern tip of the Sawtooth Trail down to Watson Lake and the Tahoe Rim Trail. Construction was completed in fall of 2018. Free | truckeetrails.org

Waterman’s Short Course Waterman’s Landing | Carnelian Bay | June 29

Race the 3-mile course, take a little break and then race the 1-mile course! If you sign up for the 3 mile race, the 1 mile race is free. Or you can just sign up for the 1 mile fun sprint.

Register online. | paddleguru.com

Lower Carpenter Valley Docent-Led Hikes Truckee | June 30

Truckee Donner Land Trust invites you on a guided hike to enjoy a 5+mile hike on mostly flat terrain on somewhat rough ranch roads.

Please be out of your vehicle and ready to hike at the time set for the hike to begin. 9 a.m.12 p.m. Free | tdlandtrust.org

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OLD GREENWOOD STORY & PHOTOS BY ALEX GREEN

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Youth Camps, Adult Clinics, Swim Lessons & More Course Details

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18 holes | par 72

5,419 to 7,518

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aleb Greenwood was 18 years old when he shot a sheriff in Virginia; he was 80 when he guided the first party to reach California by wagon over the relentless terrain of the Sierra Nevada. It was his first trip to California, but it would not be his last. Old Greenwood, as people began to call him, deep in his years as he was, led several wagon trains across the Sierra. At 84 years old, he was a part of the second relief party enlisted to rescue the Donner Party.

The course is difficult yet scorable; it plays rather long, but reachable.

Nowadays, there’s an exit off Interstate 80 named Overland Trail. It’s not much of a through-traffic byway anymore, but more so an off-the-beaten path along what was once the preferred trail to California for early pioneers stricken with gold fever.

At the end of the road today is an 871acre development named after a fur trapper turned legendary wagon guide from Virginia, centered around a 100-acre Audubon Gold Certified Sanctuary of golf, handcrafted by the greatest golfer to ever pick up a set of clubs.

In 2002, Jack Nicklaus was appointed to design a championship golf course on a plot of land perched above the town of Truckee, just north of the Truckee River.

He obliged and began a two-year task of carving his vision into the ground one hole at a time, methodically sculpting the lay of the land into a golf course worthy of being called one of his signature designs — and in the eyes of many, the finest golf in Tahoe — Old Greenwood.

If I could pick one word to describe the course, it would be balance. The course is difficult yet scorable; it plays rather long, but reachable. Even at the 6,000-foot

elevation, a 7,518-yard (from the tips) track can sound and feel incredibly daunting. To level that scale, there are four sets of tees, bringing into the picture relativity to just about any level of play. The greens are quick and many times deceiving, although, they are generally large and roll as true as the truth. The greenside bunkers are deep and magnetic, but they’re filled with soft sand, easily cut through with a wedge.

Streams and ponds come into play on six holes (feels like much more) and depending on your interaction with said water, every one offers up a risk/reward scenario.

It’s a one-of-a-kind golf club loaded with desolate vibes, thrilling challenges, incredible backdrops and a PGA tour-like experience from the clubhouse doors to the green of the monstrous uphill par 4, Hole 18. There’s a 15-acre golf academy onsite equipped with one of the longest driving ranges in the area, offering private and group instruction, custom tailored to your needs. Ask about twilight rates available seven days a week, season passes and Old Greenwood’s 15th anniversary special until July 10 when you can play for $125 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

As for a signature hole, I think Jack said it best himself: “None of them. We don’t have a signature hole. They’re all signature holes.” | (866) 703-4653, golfintahoe.com 

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EVENTS 4th of July Bike Parade | Northstar California

Firecracker Run | Fourth of July in Truckee

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Walking Tour Tallac Historic Site | South Lake Tahoe | July 1, 2

This 90-minute docent-guided walk allows visitors into the lives of the elite San Francisco families that made these homes their summer retreat. Uneven terrain and paved trails. Dogs and children welcome under parental supervisi 2-3:30 p.m. | tahoeheritage.org

Lights on the Lake | South Lake Tahoe

Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club

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Celebrate the Fourth of July with no fewer than six fireworks shows in the Tahoe Sierra, along with parades and festivities for the entire family.

Fireworks in the Tahoe Basin are shot off on the water for fire safety, so local beaches are the best option for fireworks viewing. Pack a picnic, bring a blanket and get there early. And, ditch the car, you’ll just spend a long time in traffic after the shows.

Take public transit or ride a bike.

Dogs are not allowed on many public beaches and are horribly afraid of fireworks, for their own safety leave them at home in a secure room where they cannot harm themselves or run away. And, don’t forget the ear protection for the little ones.

FREEDOM FEST

LIGHTS ON THE LAKE July 4 | Area venues | South Lake Tahoe Lights on the Lake will light up the night with a spectacular sky rocket array of red, white and blue streams synchronized to top rock and pop hits and patriotic favorites at 9:45 p.m. Choice viewing spots are South Shore’s sandy beaches and aboard boats. | tahoesouth.com

FOURTH OF JULY IN TRUCKEE July 4 | Area venues | Truckee Lace up your running shoes for the Truckee Firecracker Mile, followed by the annual July 4th Parade down Donner Pass Road from the high school to historic downtown. Afterward head down to Donner Lake for an afternoon in the sun followed by fireworks under the stars. | truckee.com

July 3-7 | Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Celebrate summer skiing from July 3 to 7 and Independence Day celebrations from July 4 to 6 at Squaw Valley, with fireworks on July 5 after sunset. Details in this edition and at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | squawalpine.com

3RD OF JULY FIREWORKS & BEACH PARTY July 3 | Kings Beach State Recreation Area Celebrate the holiday early in Kings Beach. Spend the day at Kings Beach State Recreation Area, then attend the 40th annual July 3rd Fireworks & Beach Party from 7 to 10 p.m. outside the North Tahoe Event Center. There are preferred fireworks seating, food vendors, beer/wine garden and the dazzling fireworks, which start at 9:30 p.m. | northtahoebusiness.org

INCLINE VILLAGE CRYSTAL BAY FIREWORKS

4TH OF JULY BIKE PARADE July 4 | Northstar California Northstar California hosts this parade through the Village, which begins at 2 p.m. But first, participants can decorate their bikes, strollers, scooters or even dogs with free red, white and blue decorations available in front of Mine Children’s Store. Kids can get their face painted and meet local first responders before the parade starts. | northstarcalifornia.com

MOHAWK VALLEY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS July 5-7 | Graeagle Enjoy family-friendly dancing on July 5, an aerial fireworks display over Graeagle Mill Pond on July 6 and the spectacular Graeagle Parade/Day in the Park events on July 7. | playgraeagle.com

4 OF JULY PARADE & CELEBRATIONS July 4 | South Lake Tahoe The City of South Lake Tahoe’s 4th of July parade starts at 10 a.m. at Ski Run Boulevard and heads west on Highway 50 to Bijou Community Park off Al Tahoe Boulevard with Emcee Steve Bender and tune to 93.1 KRLT for patriotic music. Watch live on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Food Truck Park in Bijou Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | cityofslt.us

4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOW July 4 | Area venues | Tahoe City Celebrate the country’s birthday at Tahoe City’s 74th annual 4th of July Fireworks Show. Come check out the biggest, brightest and most dazzling fireworks show you’ve ever seen. | visittahoecity.org 14

55+ Hiking Series Incline Rec Center | July 2

Join Incline Senior Programs every Tuesday for guided hikes. Meet in the recreation lobby and bring lunch, water and sunscreen, wear appropriate clothing and shoes. 8:30 a.m.3 p.m. $10-$13 | yourtahoeplace.com

Via Ferrata Grand Opening Village at Squaw Valley Olympic Valley | July 3

Enjoy live music in the Village Events Plaza with Truth Cartel and a Sufferfest Beer Booth from 2 to 5 p.m. Beer proceeds benefits the Truckee Donner Land Trust and the Donner Summit Climbers Coalition. Also, enjoy climbing discounts. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | tahoevia.com

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Click on Event Calendar. FREE! Heritage Days Tallac Historic Site | South Lake Tahoe | July 3

Take a guided tour, weave a basket, make a birdhouse, observe calligraphy. Play historic games like croquet, sack races, tug-o-war, educational kids activities and games of the past, living history throughout the site, relax by the shore, spend the day. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | tahoesouth.com

USAF Para Rescue Jumpers Village Green | Incline Village | July 3

The Sikorsky MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter will land on the north end of the Village Green.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free | facebook.com

Wanderlust Yoga Studio | Olympic Valley | July 3

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The NLTRA hosts this monthly event on the first Tuesday of every month. All community members are invited to attend for the latest in community news and projects. 7-8:30 a.m. $15 | gotahoenorth.com

Free yoga & live music

July 4 | Area venues | Incline Village, Nev. The annual 4 of July fireworks is now being organized by the Incline Village Crystal Bay Fireworks Coalition. The festivities this year will include Duck Race, the Veterans’ pancake breakfast, and beer and brats. | ivcbfireworks.org

Granlibakken | Tahoe City | July 2

FIREWORK SHOWS JULY 3

9:30 p.m. | Kings Beach JULY 4

9:30 p.m. | Tahoe City 9:30 p.m. | Truckee 9:30 p.m. | Nugget Casino, Sparks, Nev. 9:30ish p.m. | Downtown Reno, Nev. 9:40 p.m. | Incline Village, Nev. 9:45 p.m. | South Lake Tahoe Dark | Virginia City JULY 5

After sunset | Squaw Valley JULY 6

9:30 p.m. | Graeagle

Breathe and stretch during the free outdoor yoga series with live music. The complimentary classes are taught by a different local teacher each week. All levels are welcome and complimentary yoga mats are available. 5-6:30 p.m.

Free | (800) 403-0206, squawalpine.com

Bike Tuning Clinic Start Haus | Truckee | July 3

Join a bike tuning clinic on suspension setup. 6-8 p.m. | facebook.com

July 3rd Fireworks and Beach Party Kings Beach State Recreation Area | July 3

The Beach Party is open to all ages and admission is free. Enjoy three delicious food vendors, and a beer and wine garden. The event is capped off by a dazzling fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. 7-10 p.m. Free | (530) 5469000, northtahoebusiness.org

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6 a.m.-4 p.m. $15-$20. Pass available. Restrooms. One-way exit only after closing.

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7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Picnic area, beach, restrooms.

COON ST. BOAT LAUNCH (530) 523-3203

Restrooms.

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Hwy. 28, Bottom of Coon St. in Kings Beach

SAND HARBOR

(775) 831-0494

Hwy. 28, 2 miles south of Incline Village

CAVE ROCK

(775) 831-0494

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6 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. Picnic area, beach, Visitors’ Center, food, restrooms.

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Bottom of Coon St.

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Lake Forest

Access to restaurant, small beaches. Restrooms.

Busy pier adjacent to town, public beach, picnic sites. Restrooms.

Small beach, picnic facilities. Restrooms.

KASPIAN PICNIC AREA West Shore

Between Tahoe City and Homewood. Picnic area, beach. Restrooms.

GROVE STREET

Open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Located east of Commons Beach. Restrooms at Commons Beach.

Center of Tahoe City

SUGAR PINE POINT

Tahoma

Hiking, Ehrman Mansion tours, nature trail. Restrooms.

Call (530) 546-5995, ext. 110, to be listed in Marinas.

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Click on Summer under the Out & About menu.

NORTH SHORE

INCLINE BIKE PARK Incline Bike Project on Facebook Park terrain and features for all ages.

TAHOE CROSS COUNTRY (530) 583-5475 | tahoexc.org All levels | Varied terrain Tahoe Cross Country offers marked mountain biking and hiking trails in the Burton Creek State Park area just north of Tahoe City. Trail access is free and the terrain is ideal for beginner and intermediate mountain bikers. Advanced riders can find challenging terrain on the Tahoe Rim Trail and around Mount Watson.

WESTERN STATES TRAIL Strenuous | 11.6 miles RT This is a challenging and exhilarating ride (sometimes referred to as Three Bridges Trail) that will afford you a fun downhill swoop and beautiful mountain views. You can ride it either way, starting on either side of the Midway Bridge between Alpine Meadows and Olympic Valley off Hwy. 89.

EAST SHORE

FLUME TRAIL

KIRKWOOD (209) 258-7277 | kirkwood.com The mountain bike park offers a network of lift-accessed trails for all levels with 22 trails in the valley, and 12 accessed by the lift, with 11.5 miles of single track. The bike park features log rides, pump tracks and other terrain features.

MR. TOADS WILD RIDE Moderate-Strenuous | 6.2 miles Mr. Toad’s heads mostly downhill from the Tahoe Rim Trail with several options for making a loop. The upper section of this trail is much more technical than either section of the TRT and has many big drops and sections of nothing but rocks. There is also a huge stair step section that comes up on you quickly.

The National Interagency Fire Center predicts the likelihood for large wildland fires will be above normal this summer, and local fire restrictions have been put into effect. An unusually wet winter has produced an abundant grass crop, which has already cured or dried out.

These heavy fuel loads have a high potential for creating extreme wildland fire behavior.

Fire restrictions are in effect for: Town of Truckee; and BLM-managed lands in Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Mariposa, Merced, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne and Yuba counties. | readyforwildfire.org Cal Fire also issued fire restrictions, suspending all outdoor residential burning in Nevada,

TRUCKEE

EMIGRANT TRAIL Moderate | 15+ miles Offers rolling, wide, single-track through high desert, winding through sagebrush, seasonally wet meadows and Jeffrey Pine forests. North of Truckee on Hwy. 89 to Donner Camp picnic area. If too wet, proceed 2.5 miles on Hwy. 89 to Prosser Creek Bridge pullout. 15 miles to Stampede, but can continue on to other areas.

Strenuous | 14 miles There are several mountain biking trails off the Flume Trail, but if you follow the Flume Trail the whole way you will be rewarded with magnificent views of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding mountains. The Flume Trail rises 1,600’ above the East Shore of Lake Tahoe. At the end of the Flume Trail, there is a 3-mile, 1,600’ descent down to Tunnel Creek Station on Hwy. 28. It is a moderately difficult ride at 7,000’ to 8,000’ in elevation with more than 1,000’ of climbing and 4.5-miles of single track. It has several steep sections.

Shuttle available at Tunnel Creek Café off Hwy. 28 in Incline Village to Spooner Lake State Park. Info (775) 298-2501.

Call for shuttle schedule.

COLDSTREAM VALLEY

MOUNT ROSE TO SPOONER LAKE

(530) 426-9350 | facebook.com/old40bikepark Donner Ski Ranch offers lift-accessed mountain biking on its trails with varied terrain and great views.

Strenuous | 20 miles The beginning of this beautiful section of the Tahoe Rim Trail is at 8,700’ above the Sheep Flats (aka Tahoe Meadows) on Mount Rose. The first part of the trail parallels the highway and then descends through the meadows and briefly joins the Ophir Creek trail. Look for Rim Trail signs, then after a quarter-mile up and to the right of the Ophir Creek trail (don’t stay on the Ophir Creek Trail). After a 300’ climb out of the meadows, you begin to contour your way to the Tunnel Creek road. At 9 miles, you will come to the Tunnel Creek Road. Follow it a half-mile with the Flume Trail on the right. Continue straight for an 800’ switchbacking climb. Near the top of the climb, consider taking the vista trail to the Sand Harbor overlook.

Once at the top, the trail winds down past the Marlette Peak campground to Hobart Road. The Rim Trail past this point is closed to bikes, so your only path back to Spooner is along this road to the right and down to Marlette Lake.

A short, but tough climb leads out of the Marlette basin and then it is downhill back to Spooner Lake. Mind the speed on this descent due to heavy equestrian and hiking use.

Shuttle (775) 298-2501. Call for schedule.

Fire restrictions in effect

Easy to moderate | 6 miles RT This loop offers a mellow ride offering views of the Sierra Crest, has nice flowers in the spring and circumnavigates a series of ponds. From Donner Pass Road, take Coldstream Road, which alternates pavement and dirt.

After a short climb up the old terminal moraine of the glacier that once filled this valley, the valley opens up.

Proceed on this road until you come to private property signs at the last pond, then turn left on the dirt road and return on the east side of the valley. Park outside the white gate on Coldstream.

DONNER SKI RANCH

NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA (530) 562-2268 | northstarcalifornia.com All levels | Varied terrain Northstar’s Mountain Bike Park boasts more than 100 miles of trails for mountain biking including its signature trail, LiveWire, and the most extensive life-accessed trail network in the Western United States. The park features Skill Development Areas and terrain features including jumps, rails and bridges. Downhill Mountain Bike Race Series and Cross-Country Race Series open to everyone.

TRUCKEE PUMP TRACK/BMX (530) 582-7720 | truckeebikepark.org At River View Sports Park in Truckee, the track features berms, whoops and jumps in various circuits built into the track with a Pump Park, Pump Course and Pump Track, with a small start mound for kids with push or strider bikes. Also features BMX track.

Yuba, Placer and Sierra counties.

BLM RESTRICTIONS INCLUDE: • No tools powered by internal combustion engines off established roads or trails (such as chainsaws or lawn mowers).

• No motorized vehicles off established roads or trails.

• No target shooting. Visit wheretoshoot.org for target shooting locations.

• No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or at a developed recreation site or other designated areas.

• No fireworks, including “safe and sane” fireworks.

• No welding or operating acetylene or other torch with open flame.

• No explosives.

• No campfires, barbecues or open fires, except in a developed campground.

Portable stoves with gas, jelled petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel are authorized with a valid California campfire permit available free at all BLM, Forest Service and CAL FIRE offices or at www.preventwildfireca.org/permits.

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Firecracker Mile Truckee | July 4

A 1-mile, gravity fed, fun event for all ages and abilities. The run follows the Truckee parade route from US Bank to the Train Depot along Donner Pass. 8-11 a.m. | facebook.com

MOUNT ROSE

BIJOU BIKE PARK

SKY TAVERN

bijoubikepark.org The 5-acre park features pump tracks, BMX Track, striderfriendly pump track, jump lines and loop trail. Dawn-dusk.

(775) 323-5125 | skytavern.org The mountain bike park features downhill, climbing and dual slalom trails, designed as a series of progressive trails.

Open sunrise to sunset spring to fall.

CORRAL AREA TRAILS All levels | Varied terrain Corral area trails include Sidewinders, Cedar and Armstrong Connector. This area has a high density of trails for all ability levels and serves as the unofficial hub of mountain bike activity in the South Shore. Featuring log rides, jumps and rock rolls including the new jumps, berms, rollers and hips. The trails all run parallel to the Fountain Place paved road. These trails link to Armstong Trail, the Tahoe Rim Trail, Powerline, Railroad Grade and this is also where Toads ends.

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Check trail conditions before heading out.

Please do not bike on wet trails.

Area venues | South Lake Tahoe | July 4

Lights on the Lake will light up the night with a spectacular sky rocket array of red, white and blue streams synchronized to top rock and pop hits and patriotic favorites at 9:45 p.m. Choice viewing spots are South Shore’s sandy beaches and aboard boats. | tahoesouth. com 9:30 a.m. Free | tahoesouth.com

Veterans Club Pancake Breakfast 960 Lakeshore Blvd | Incline Village | July 4 In Aspen Grove. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. $5-$10 | facebook.com

4th of July Parade Highway 50/Ski Run Blvd.

South Lake Tahoe | July 4

Run, walk or stroll the 5K or 10K course.

Scenic and fun trails. The 5K is a quick course.

8:30-11:30 a.m. | facebook.com

South Lake Tahoe 4th of July parade will start at 10 a.m. ar Ski Run Blvd. on Highway 50 and end at Al Tahoe Blvd. After the parade will be a Food Trucke Park at Bijou Community Park where the parade ends. 10 a.m. Free | tahoechamber.org

Freedom Fest

July 4th Parade

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Olympic Valley | July 4

Downtown Truckee | Truckee | July 4

Run to the Beach 5K & 10K SOUTH LAKE TAHOE

Lights on the Lake

North Tahoe Regional Park | Tahoe Vista | July 4

Three days of music at outdoor venues such as Gold Coast, High Camp and the KT Base Bar. Enjoy Village Block Parties from 2 to 5 p.m. each day. Musicians include Grant Farm and DJ Paul Oakenfold, on KT Deck on July 5 for an all-ages set followed by fireworks. 9 a.m. | (800) 403-0206, facebook.com

Lace up your running shoes for the Truckee Firecracker Mile, followed by the annual July 4th Parade down Donner Pass Road from the high school to historic downtown. 10 a.m.12 p.m. | facebook.com

Incline Village | July 4

This camp will mark the second major effort in a 3-year project to relocate and reconstruct portions of the TRT above the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe. Primarily be working to build new trail that is more sustainable and scenic than the current route. 4 p.m. | tahoerimtrail.org

“Rock the Roof” Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Stateline | July 4 A viewing celebration on top of the parking garage, open to all ages. Tickets are $65 and include a buffet from 4 to 8 p.m. prior to the viewing party. 4 p.m. $65 | (844) 588-7625, hardrockcasinolaketahoe.com

Car Show Heavenly Village | South Lake Tahoe | July 4

Enjoy the best car, truck and motorcycle shows in Lake Tahoe every Friday. All vehicles welcome, free to all. 5-8 p.m. Free | theshopsatheavenly.com

ROUNDHILL PINES BEACH

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SECLINE BEACH

Festivities include Duck Race, the Veterans’ pancake breakfast, and beer and brats. 9:30 p.m. Free | ivcbfireworks.org

Hwy. 28, at the bottom of Coon Street

KINGS BEACH STATE RECREATION AREA

Hwy. 28, Kings Beach

Hwy. 28, at the end of Secline Street

SPEEDBOAT BEACH

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Hwy. 28, across from the Perennial Nursery

Serving Truckee & Tahoe areas for over 40 years!

530-525-7704 | CutRiteTreeAndSpray.com

TAHOE VISTA RECREATION AREA CARNELIAN WEST BEACH

Window Cleaning Since 2000

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PATTON LANDING

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LAKE FOREST BEACH POMIN PARK SKYLANDIA

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Lake Forest Road, east of Tahoe City

Lake Forest Road, east of Tahoe City

64-ACRES PARK & BELL’S LANDING

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D.L. BLISS STATE PARK

Hwy. 89, 17 miles south of Tahoe City

ELIZABETH WILLIAMS PARK

SIDESHOW BOB’S

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Join the annual Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino 4th of July celebration on the Cottage Green with views of the fireworks. 6-10 p.m. | facebook.com

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Marlette Campground | Stateline | July 4-7

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Enjoy live music featuring the Trey Stone Band, a classic barbecue, a lemonade stand and more. Tickets on eventbrite.com. 5-10 p.m. | facebook.com

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The Landing Lake Tahoe Resort & Spa South Lake Tahoe | July 4

Tahoe City’s 74th annual fireworks show.

The festivities will begin with the sounds of DJs Dennis & Kandy leading up to the biggest, brightest and most dazzling fireworks show to date. 12-10 p.m. | visittahoecity.org

RESTROOMS

Commons Beach | Tahoe City | July 4

HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

4th of July Rooftop Terrace Party

BIKE TRAIL ACCESS

Tahoe City 4th of July Fireworks Show

Beaches & Parks

FIRE PIT/GRILL

OUT & ABOUT

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EMERALD BAY BEACH KILNER PARK

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MARIE SLUCHAK PARK MEEKS BAY

Hwy. 89, 4 miles south of Tahoe City

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BIJOU COMMUNITY PARK CAMP RICHARDSON EL DORADO BEACH KIVA BEACH

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Hwy. 267, 1 mile south of Truckee Airport

RIVER VIEW SPORTS PARK

12200 Joerger Drive

TRUCKEE RIVER REGIONAL PARK

Hwy. 267, .25 miles south of Truckee

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DONNER MEMORIAL STATE PARK SHORELINE PARK WEST END BEACH

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FEATURE

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W I L D L I F E & W I L D F L O W E R S AT

WADDLE RANCH PRESERVE The view south along the Pacific Crest from Andesite Peak.

STORY & PHOTOS BY MIKE WHITE

While waiting for the snow to melt

in the higher elevations following a nearly unprecedented winter, recreationists are forced to seek places to enjoy their pursuits at lower altitudes.

Thanks to the hard work of the Truckee Donner Land Trust, the 1,462-acre Waddle Ranch Preserve in Martis Valley, acquired in 2007, can now be enjoyed by the public. The area, along with the Martis Creek Lake Recreation Area directly to the west and Elizabethtown Meadows to the south, holds a 12mile network of trails open for day use to hikers, trail runners and mountain bikers.

SMALLER AND MORE SERENE, SEASONAL LAKE ELLA AND THE SURROUNDING SHORELINE ARE HOME TO AN ABUNDANCE OF WILDLIFE, INCLUDING A HOST

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Thanks to a big winter, Ella Lake is quite full this year; A view of Martis Creek Lake and Northstar in the background; The hike to Ella Lake includes some peaceful forest strolls.

OF BIRDS, COYOTES, MULE DEER, MOUNTAIN LIONS AND MANY SMALLER MAMMALS. With plenty of moisture available from the heavy winter, the two bodies of water visited along this 7-mile semi-loop route should be at capacity. When full, Martis Creek Lake, formed by a dam built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1972 for flood control purposes, has a surface area of 70 acres. The lake and surrounding land offers boating, fishing and camping opportunities.

Smaller and more serene, seasonal Lake Ella (originally called Dry Pond but renamed in the 1960s for the wife of the owner at the time) and the surrounding shoreline are home to an abundance of wildlife, including a host of birds, coyotes, mule deer, mountain lions and many smaller mammals. Colorful wildflowers should also be prolific this year through spring and early summer. Away from the lakes, a quiet forest offers the opportunity for peaceful strolls.

The route to Martis Creek Lake and Lake Ella begins rather inauspiciously around a closed gate and along the continuation of the paved road. Cross a short bridge over a spillway and proceed to the dam at 1.2 miles from the parking area. Beyond the dam, dirt tread leads away from lake and into the canyon of a small stream connecting Lake Ella to Martis Creek Lake. Reach a three-way junction and follow 18

a sign pointing the way toward the Waddle Ranch Preserve. Cross over the creek and proceed to another junction with an unofficial path descending toward the shoreline. From there, a moderate uphill stretch leads through sparse forest cover to the 2-mile mark and a signed junction between Matt’s Trail ahead and Erika’s Trail on the right.

Continue the forested ascent on Matt’s Trail for another half mile along an old roadbed to where the grade eases near the vicinity of an intersection with Sawmill Road. To reach Lake Ella, veer to the left and follow the gentle grade of the road. Just before the lake you encounter a junction with Megan’s Trail on the right, which travels east through the trees for a half-mile to the edge of the preserve.

A short distance beyond is a second junction with Katy’s Walk, a lakeshore path also leads east for fourtenths of a mile to connect with Megan’s Trail, creating a possible eight-tenths of a mile loop alternative above the south shore of Lake Ella. From the second junction, the trail ahead travels along the northwest shore before petering out in lush vegetation near the north tip of the lake.

Dependent on annual precipitation, the water level in Lake Ella fluctuates between dry and wet years and from season to season during the same year. The area is home to a variety of bird and animal life, some common species of which are identified on an interpretive sign along the southwest shore. Conveniently placed picnic tables entice visitors to enjoy lunch while scoping out the wildlife.

Once your visit to Lake Ella comes to a close, backtrack three-tenths of a mile along Sawmill Road to Matt’s Trail junction. Instead of returning the

way you came, continue on the road another quarter mile to the vicinity of Beacon Meadow and a junction with Erika’s Trail. A picnic table and plaque are nearby.

Turn right and make a moderate, occasionally winding climb on Erika’s Trail past another picnic table and then along the edge of a forested hillside to a viewpoint of Martis Valley and the surrounding terrain. Beyond the viewpoint, a winding descent soon leads to a reunion with Matt’s Trail. From there, simply retrace your steps 2 miles back to the parking area.

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The Waddle Ranch Preserve is open for day use only, sunrise to sunset. Pets must be leashed at all times to avoid disturbing the wildlife.

Follow State Route 267 to the vicinity of Martis Valley and turn northeast onto Martis Dam Road.

Proceed to a small parking area with a portable toilet near the intersection of Glider Point Road (shown as Sailplane Way on some maps). A closed steel gate blocks further vehicle progress along Martis Dam Road. | tdlandtrust.org 

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TAHOE RIM TRAIL The Tahoe Rim Trail is a 164.8-mile loop trail that encircles Lake Tahoe. The trail is open to hikers and equestrians, and mountain bikers in some sections. It is generally moderate in difficulty, with a 10 percent average grade and elevations ranging from 6,300 to 10,333’. Visit tahoerimtrail.org for maps, guided hikes & descriptions.

LAKE TAHOE EAST SHORE

MARLETTE LAKE Moderate | 9 miles RT Walk along the dirt path through the picnic area and follow signs to Marlette Lake. Mostly sun exposed. Great wildflowers in early summer. Start at Spooner Lake State Park.

SECRET HARBOR & CHIMNEY BEACH Easy | 3 miles RT Follow the trail to Chimney Beach trail and follow the trail to the end and over a group of boulders to reach the sandy beaches of Secret Harbor (the wooden steps off the trail lead to the nude beach at Secret Cove). Off Hwy. 28.

SKUNK HARBOR Moderate | 2.8 miles RT This interesting hike ends at a beautiful cove lined with boulders and a luxurious sandy beach on the edge of Lake Tahoe with some of the warmest waters around the lake.

Visitors can look inside the historic party house owned by George and Caroline Newhall in the 1920s along beach.

Park north of gate; do not block gate off Hwy. 28.

SPOONER LAKE Easy | 1.8 miles RT Spooner Lake is a great, easy hike for any season with interpretive displays. At Spooner Lake State Park.

NORTH SHORE

PICNIC ROCK Moderate | 3.6 miles RT Just off the Tahoe Rim Trail, the expansive view from the top provides a panorama of both Lake Tahoe and the Martis Valley. A single track winds up, offering a gradual climb with no technical challenges, until reaching Picnic Rock, an old volcanic rock. Off Hwy. 267.

STATELINE LOOKOUT Easy | .5 miles RT This short hike offers superb views of Lake Tahoe.

A short, self-guided nature trail explains the history of the North Shore. Hwy. 28 in Crystal Bay. SOUTH SHORE

LOWER & UPPER ECHO LAKES Easy | 2.4-4.8 miles RT Lower and Upper Echo Lakes is a little-known paradise perched atop Echo Summit, 5 miles west of Meyers on Hwy. 50. The trailhead begins next to the dam. Once you reach Upper Echo Lake, 2.4 miles from the start, you’ll see a kiosk at a dock for a water taxi. You can take a taxi back or return the way you came, or continue into Desolation Wilderness.

The ride is a relaxing 20-minute tour through the channels connecting the two lakes. Taxi, cash only. (530) 659-7207.

WEST SHORE

CASCADE FALLS Moderate | 1.4 miles RT This boulder-strewn hike takes hikers to the waterfall descending from Desolation Wilderness into Cascade Lake. The falls are raging in the spring and are often a trickle by late summer. Near the end of the trail, walk up a large, flat boulder to the top of a hill where the trail can become confusing. Look for wooden posts marking the trail. Trailhead at Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89. Not recommended for small children or small dogs.

EMERALD BAY & VIKINGSHOLM CASTLE Moderate | 2.5 miles+ RT | No dogs Steep descent to Vikingsholm Castle. Can continue to Eagle & Emerald Points around the bay for easy hikes. Connects to Rubicon Trail (see below). Park on either side of rocky overlook in Emerald Bay on Hwy. 89. ADA access (530) 525-9529.

Moderate | 2.2 miles RT A small alpine lake situated on the cusp of Desolation Wilderness, the hike is a popular entrance for hikers and equestrians to the back country and a spectacular trek towering over the pristine waters of Emerald Bay. Steady ascent of 850’ in less than 1 mile. Trailhead at Bayview Campground off Hwy. 89.

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PAGE MEADOWS Easy-Moderate | 4-6 miles RT The hike to Page Meadows is a local favorite because of its easy access and beautiful scenery through forests to an expanse of several meadows. You can start the hike to Page Meadows from 64 Acres off Hwy. 89 along the Tahoe Rim Trail for a longer hike or from Ward Creek Boulevard off Hwy. 89.

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RUBICON TRAIL & LIGHTHOUSE Easy-Moderate | .5-9 miles | No dogs Hike starts at Calawee Cove at D.L. Bliss State Park or Emerald Bay. Trail follows cliffs and coves along Lake Tahoe, nesting ospreys and eagles, short side trail to Rubicon Lighthouse, which is easy to access with small children.

BALANCING ROCK Easy | .5 miles A short, self-guided nature trail featuring Balancing Rock, an overlying rock of 130 tones balanced on a rock. At D.L. Bliss State Park.

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SUGAR PINE POINT STATE PARK Easy | 1.5 miles RT The nature trail loops through the forest past an array of wildflowers and through several sections of dense slash bleached nearly white from years of sun exposure. There are great spots to relax on the beach below Ehrman Mansion.

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ALPINE MEADOWS

FIVE LAKES Strenuous | 5 miles RT Five Lakes is a great hike inside Granite Chief Wilderness, with the first 1 mile+ a steady ascent with great views of Alpine Meadows. Trailhead 1.8 miles up Alpine Meadows Road from Hwy. 89 across from Deer Park Drive.

Dogs prohibited May 15-July 15.

OLYMPIC VALLEY

SHIRLEY CANYON & SHIRLEY LAKE Easy-Strenuous | .5-5 miles RT This hike follows a creek as it passes by waterfalls and spectacular granite boulders along Shirley Creek. Park at the end of Squaw Peak Road. The first section that follows the creek is great for kids. As you climb, the trail may sometimes be hard to distinguish, so keep the creek on your right going up and on your left going down. Can continue a strenuous climb to High Camp and take the Aerial Tram to the valley (schedule at squawalpine.com).

SQUAW & EMIGRANT PEAKS Moderate | 3.4-4.4 miles RT Ride the Aerial Tram to High Camp, elev. 8,200’, and choose from a variety of trails (maps from Guest Services or squawalpine.com). Climb to the weathered buttresses atop Squaw Peak, visit the historic Watson Monument at Emigrant Peak or meander through the meadows covered with wildflowers, and enjoy the panoramic views afforded from Squaw’s spacious upper mountain. Tram ticket required. Hikes in the meadows good for small children.

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GLACIER MEADOW LOOP

Moderate | 1 mile RT Quick hike to the top of a volcanic outcropping offers panoramic views of the area off Hwy. 89 south of Tahoe City.

EAGLE FALLS & LAKE

MARTIS CREEK WILDLIFE AREA

Easy-Moderate | .1-3 miles RT Great views of Lake Tahoe & Emerald Bay. Falls 5-minute walk from parking lot. Steady ascent to Eagle Lake not recommended for young children. West end of picnic area across from Emerald Bay, Hwy. 89.

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Discover Tahoe’s flora & fauna W I T H i N AT U R A L I S T S T O R Y B Y M I C H E L L E T. A L L E N | P H O T O S B Y K AT H E R I N E E . H I L L

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y son Anikin has a keen interest in science and a curiosity for how it is applies to life. When we go on hikes, we look for wildflowers, insects and unique rocks. But our knowledge is limited, and we often don’t know the names of the things we see. Now, with the iNaturalist app, we can fill in the blanks.

The iNaturalist app was created in a joint initiative between the California Academy of Sciences and National Geographic Magazine as an interactive tool

By observing, collecting and sharing data about local plants and animals,

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kids contribute directly to environmental stewardship.

Anikin searches for ants to identify; Ward Creek Park offers many opportunities to explore the local flora & fauna; The iNaturalist app in action.

for data collection and species identification. Through the app, users around the world record observations of local plants, animals and insects and share the data with a network of more than 400,000 scientists and naturalists. These observations provide a large and broad range of species information, an invaluable resource that helps scientists understand how best to protect nature.

The app is free and easy to use. Use it to get your kids outside learning about science and its relation to everyday live.

By observing, collecting and sharing data about local plants and animals, kids contribute directly to science while learning environmental stewardship.

To test it out, we headed to Ward Creek Park to identify wildflowers. The

open the app, select the Observe option to use the camera to take photos and save. While we were in the field, we were not able to sync the data because there was no cell or Internet connection.

The app allows us to save the photos to upload later.

Following the trail to the southwest, we passed towering Jeffrey pines and cedar trees, eventually coming to a wooden boardwalk. The boardwalk led to a group of meadows where we were welcomed by an array of wildflowers. Anikin collected more plant data here in between rounds of looking for insects, jumping between rocks and balancing on fallen trees.

We finished the loop around the mead-

science while learning

180-acre park is located south of Tahoe City along State Route 89 on the West Whore. The extensive trail system includes connections to Stampede Rock, Stanford Rock, the Tahoe Rim Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail.

For our journey, we park at nearby Kilner Park and head south on the bike path. The trailhead is shortly after you pass over the Ward Creek bridge. We followed the trail along the bluff above Ward Creek.

Along the way, Anikin picked out plants and used the iNaturalist app to record his observations. The steps are simple:

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ows and headed back toward Ward Creek.

We stopped at the bluff where a set of steep stairs brought us to the edge of the creek. Anikin threw a few rocks in the water and we marveled at the volume of spring snowmelt.

Feeling satisfied with the data we collected, we headed home. At home, we opened the iNaturalist app and it started to sync the photos. Once uploaded, the app offered suggestions for what the species might be. For one of the plants we recorded, the app suggested it might be small Camas Lily. Within minutes we also received suggestions from the members of the iNaturalist community and they agreed with the app’s suggestions. We were also able to identify another one as Mountain Phlox — and pictures of Anikin’s face and hand as Homo sapien.

As we explored the app, we saw that there were various guides for a variety of species and locations around the world.

Anikin was intrigued when he realized the app can identify insects; he immediately rushed outside to take photos of ants in our yard. He was excited as we uploaded his photos and received feedback.

What a fun and easy way to learn about the natural world. It will be a useful tool for many of our future adventures. | inaturalist.org 

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Truckee River Regional Park | June 29

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Swimming Lagoon & Spa at High Camp at Squaw Valley, free form lagoon with 50-meter lap lanes, two islands with waterfalls and native boulders. Closes Aug. 5 for season.

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18-hole course at Incline Park at 980 Incline Way. Free.

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25-yard indoor/outdoor year-round pool. Lessons. BlueGo

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Community Storytime South Lake Tahoe Library | June 28

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Family Movie Night Tahoe Donner | Truckee | June 28

6:30 p.m. | (530) 587-9400, tahoedonner.com

Kitchen Kids Tallac Historic Site South Lake Tahoe | June 28, July 3, 5 1-2 p.m. | tahoeheritage.org

Magical Ventriloquist Tony Borders South Lake Library | June 28 2 p.m. | tahoesouth.com

Play and Learn Together We Grow South Lake Tahoe Library | July 1

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6:30-9 p.m. $5 | (775) 586-7271

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(530) 582-7720 | tdrpd.com 25-yard indoor pool with 6 lanes, 1-meter spring diving board, swim training, hydraulic lift at Tahoe-Truckee High School. TART

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Teen Tuesdays

18-hole course at Squaw Valley’s High Camp. Disc rentals. TART

Incline Village Library | July 2

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE

Community Recreation Center offers 29’ climbing wall & 12’ bouldering wall. All ages & levels. Lessons available. TART

10:30-11 a.m. Free | (530) 546-2021, placer.ca.gov

4-5 p.m. Free | (775) 832-4130, libraryaware.com

Baby Bookworms 10:30 a.m. Free | (530) 582-7846, madelynhelling.evanced.info

My Reading Buddy South Lake Tahoe Library | July 3 4 p.m. | engagedpatrons.org

RUFF, Read Up for Fun Truckee Library | Truckee | July 3

4-5 p.m. Free | (530) 582-7846, truckeefol.org

Weird Science Wednesday Incline Village Library | July 3

4-4:45 p.m. | (775) 832-4130, events.washoecountylibrary.us

Teen Scene Kahle Community Center | Stateline | June 28

Experience disc golf at 7,800 feet with the notorious DiscWood disc golf course. The 18-hole course weaves through the trees and over mountainous terrain. Free. Scorecards and maps may be picked up at the General Store.

Located at Turtle Rock Park Campground.

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ZEPHYR COVE The Zephyr Cove course is 18 holes covering 5,256 feet with holes of varying lengths. On Warrior Way. BlueGo

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Block Party South Lake Tahoe Library | June 29

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Family Fun Festival Harveys Lake Tahoe | Stateline | July 4

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Veronica Lichter

Illustrating Desolation

Wilderness

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he very creative Veronica Lichter is a local Tahoe artist, musician and new owner of the Painted Vine. Lichter is a bright presence. You can’t help but be drawn in by her big green eyes and infectious smile. She instantly captures you and draws you into her sphere of enthusiasm and love.

“I got a late start and didn’t study art until I was 25. I was always drawing but didn’t think it was something I could pursue,” said Lichter, who graduated with a degree in psychology from University of Florida. After graduating, she moved to Tahoe become a ski instructor and worked odd jobs. But, her passion for art called her.

British illustrator Claire Scully turns her pen-and-ink to a Lake Tahoe destination in a beautifully illustrated book, “Desolation Wilderness,” out now from Avery Hill Publishing. Scully is an artist with a particular interest in landscape and memory. “Desolation Wilderness” forms part of her ongoing work looking at how one’s relationship with the environment and interactions with place have a profound effect on memory and emotions.

She showed us techniques to lighten the sky, add streaks and play with colors.

“I’d always wanted to live in New York.

I took a summer, intensive drawing-painting program at Parsons School of Design.

I then got a portfolio together and applied for the Academy of Art in San Francisco,” she said.

She moved to San Francisco, received her MFA and continued to pursue art. She created a series of Burning Man art that documents her experience. She also does commissioned work, which depicts “epic portraits of epic scenes.” She hands me her phone and shows me a painting of a centaur fighting a dragon. In addition, she creates cover art and graphics for bands.

Lichter eventually moved back to Tahoe where she also teaches Pilates at Tahoe Mountain Fitness, is the lead singer and guitarist for the all-female band Burning Nylon and became the new owner of Painted Vine in April. The new incarnation of the business is what Lichter calls “a traveling painting party.” Different working artists teach classes lending insight and skill.

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I recently participated in a Painted Vine Paint and Sip event at Philosophy.

It was a blast. Tables with easels, canvas, paints and brushes were laid out for the participants. Lichter moved to the front 22

Drawn from Scully’s memory and imagination of places visited on an American road trip, “Desolation Wilderness” is a collection about the idea of place. Each of these landscapes is a starting point to a much bigger adventure that strives to answer the question of what lays beyond the horizon.

She spent nearly two months in the region in 2017 creating this project and will revisit Desolation Wilderness and the Lake Tahoe region this summer to continue the project. | averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com

of the room and explained what we’d be painting. Each class is unique; for our evening we were paining a mountain/lake landscape. Two finished paintings sat on an easel that we could view as examples.

Lichter held up a blank canvas and instructed us to pick up the large brush, dip it in water, dab it dry and start brushing on the color purple across the top. Laying out the sky, we gradually used a variety of colors from the palette. She showed us techniques to lighten the sky, add streaks and play with colors.

With a glass of wine in one hand, I brushed purple and white across my canvas, then added some pink, orange and yellow as I worked on capturing an alpenglow effect. Lichter walked around helping participants achieve the vision they desired. Next, it was time for the mountains. Lichter dipped her brush in black and white to outline the mountains first and everyone followed her lead. There

was laughter, some cursing — mostly by me — and some deep concentration. The mountains took shape. Then came blue swipes across the bottom of the canvas for the lake and boulders and a green shoreline. I looked at my painting and groaned.

Lichter picked it up off the easel and walked back 10 steps.

“Now look at it,” she said.

It actually looked like a painting. Lichter explained that it is important to garner distance to see what you’ve created; it is difficult to see your work close up.

Lichter has made learning to paint accessible and fun. She was patient and took time with each participant. This was a great way to spend an evening. It’s totally fun and creative.

The next Painted Vine Paint and Sip event is on July 31 at Philosophy in Truckee. The Painted Vine hosts private painting parties and offers special events. | painted-vine.com 

Carvin

releases

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Artist Geolyn Carvin, an outdoor enthusiast, has released the Kindle edition of her hiking cartoon book, “On the Trail with Boots McFarland: Volume 1,” which captures the joys, challenges and humor of trail life. She is also the cartoonist for Tahoe Weekly.

“On the Trail with Boots McFarland” is available at The Back Country in Truckee and amazon.com. | bootsmcfarland.com, amazon.com

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Plein Air Open Main Competition Awards North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City | June 29 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | (530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com

Knit Night

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Sand Harbor SP | Incline Village | June 29-Aug. 28

PRIDE MONTH

5-7 p.m. | (800) 747-4697, chamber.truckee.com

“Refreshing Shades” Emanate Gallery | South Lake Tahoe | June 29-30 4-7:30 p.m. | (530) 600-4477 or (530) 3143870, emanategallery.com

Knitting Group Atelier | Truckee | July 2

Scott Forrest Fine Art Studio will host the 2nd annual exhibit of “Love is a National Treasure” on June 27. This annual exhibit is designed to bring people together, showcase the diversity of the community and celebrate Pride Month.

The exhibit will be on display through June 30.

The event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome. Guests can enjoy appetizers, listen to music, mix and mingle and support the community. Donations will be accepted at the event; a portion of the proceeds from the sale of art will go to Lake Tahoe Pride Equality Scholarship offered at Lake Tahoe Community College. | maketahoe.com

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4-6 p.m. | (530) 386-2700, ateliertruckee.com

Adult Coloring Truckee Library | July 3

11 a.m.-12 p.m. | (530) 582-7846, madelynhelling.evanced.info

Evening of Poetry Kings Beach Library | July 3

6-7 p.m. | (530) 546-2021, placer.ca.gov

Gathering of Artists North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City | July 3-April 1 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | (530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com

“Atomic Sunflower” Scott Forrest | Scott Forrest Fine Art Studio

Arts & Crafts Show Joan Davis art exhibit

Trash sculpture

survey

Tahoe Public Art is surveying the community to gauge interest in creating a Trash Sculpture, that would be created by a Tahoe-Reno artist using trash collected from popular winter recreation areas, which experience a lot of litter in the winter.

With the help of the artist, community members and Tahoe Public Art staff, trash would be collected in the summer and these pieces of debris would be shaped into a sculpture at the artists’ and art committees’ discretion. This sculpture would shed a light on the amount of waste that is produced during winter months, and to give people a healthy, and heart-warming reminder to treat the earth with care. Take the survey at surveyhero.com/c/c7b3bfec. | tahoepublicart.com

Mountain Workspace | Incline Village | June 27-28 joandavis.com

North Lake Tahoe Plein Air Open North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City | June 27-29 (530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com

South Lake Tahoe Middle School | July 4-Aug. 4

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“Outboards: In-Style” Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe City | June 27-Jan. 23

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Public Tour Truckee Roundhouse | June 27-Sept. 26 2-2:45 p.m. | chamber.truckee.com

Quickdraw Competition

June 28, 29 & 30 Homewood Show

Commons Beach | Tahoe City | June 27

9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. | (530) 581-2787, facebook.com

Summer Art Workshops Sierra Nevada College Incline Village | June 27-July 19

(775) 831-1314, sierranevada.edu

Tahoe Rim Trail Photo Contest TRTA | Stateline | June 27-Sept. 1 tahoerimtrail.org

An Evening of Poetry Bar One | Olympic Valley | June 27

7:30 p.m. | communityofwriters.org

Transcontinental Art Show Truckee Community Rec Center | June 27-Oct. 31 chamber.truckee.com

Andy Skaff art exhibit Wolfdale’s | Tahoe City | June 27-Dec. 30 wolfdales.com

Candy Webb art exhibit Incline Village Library | June 27-28

(775) 832-4130, libraryaware.com

“Going Places: Sailing By Stars” Tahoe Maritime Museum Tahoe City | June 27-Jan. 23

Arts & Crafts Show Round Hill Square Zephyr Cove | June 28-Aug. 25 artisttoyoufestivals.com

Fiber Art Friday South Lake Tahoe Library | June 28 1 p.m. | engagedpatrons.org

Plein Air Artists Gallery Reception

10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | (530) 583-9283, tahoemaritimemuseum.org

North Tahoe Arts | Tahoe City | June 28

“Home Means Nevada”

Weber Art Fair

Nevada Legislature Senate Carson City | June 27-July 25

Homewood Mountain Resort | June 28-30

nvculture.org

5-7 p.m. | (530) 581-2787, northtahoearts.com

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BY MARK McLAUGHLIN

2 019 | A To p 1 0 W i n t e r F o r W a t e r, N o t S n o w

W

inter 2019 is finally winding down and even though the official water year isn’t over until Sept. 30, it’s a good time to review. I realize that local and even national media relentlessly touted “record snowfall” headlines for the Tahoe Sierra this past winter, but as is often the case these days, the claims were generally overblown. No doubt that ski resort snowfall tallies for February set new records, but it wasn’t enough to bump seasonal snowfall amounts even close to historic levels measured at the Central Sierra Snow Laboratory (CSSL) near Donner Pass.

Precipitation, however, is a more critical metric than snow and the news in that category is good. Characterized by intense snowstorms and prolonged periods of generally wet and often gloomy weather, the winter of 2019 resulted in an impressive amount of precipitation (rain plus snow water equivalent). The June 1 data dispatch from Randall Osterhuber, lead scientist at the CSSL, reported 84.4 inches of precipitation measured so far at Donner Pass. That ranks 2019 at No. 10 in precipitation since 1871, with the potential to surpass 2011 at No. 9 with just 0.6 inches more. Even so, 2019’s current precipitation total at the snow lab is 37 inches shy of 2017’s — the wettest winter of record. If

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you’re a local who has lived in the Tahoe area since 1982, you have now enjoyed or endured eight of the Top 10 wettest years in history.

Tahoe Sierra snowfall tallies for 2019 were robust, but other than February’s blitzkrieg not record setting. Winter started off normal with precipitation totals

If you’re a local who has lived in the Tahoe area since 1982, you have now enjoyed or endured eight of the Top 10 wettest years in history. running right about average on Feb. 1.

But then everything changed. At the end of January, an anemic El Niño event simmering in the Pacific Ocean finally gained traction with the atmosphere. At the beginning of February, a strong winter storm punched into the region and opened the storm door for an uninterrupted series of very cold and potent low-pressure systems.

The barrage lasted all month and snowfall totals reflect that. The snow lab was buried with 221 inches in February — more

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than 18 feet — exponentially above the month’s average of 73 inches. Stellar, yes, but keep in mind that 273 inches fell in January 2017, which set new January and any month snowfall records at the lab.

The real winners in the 2019 snowfall bonanza were Tahoe Sierra resorts and their customers. Totals ranged from 267 inches (22 feet) at Sugar Bowl to Homewood Mountain Resort with a mind-boggling 328 inches (27 feet) in just 28 days — about 1 foot a day. (When it comes to monthly snowfall totals, February has a two- or three-day disadvantage compared to other months.) The dry, virtually bottomless powder snow in February made for an unprecedented run of epic skiing and riding days. We got clobbered, but February 2019 still failed to overtake the current California monthly snowfall record of 390 inches (32.5 feet) measured at Tamarack south of Lake Tahoe during January 1911. As of this writing, the snow lab is holding at 488 inches of snow so far this year, which ranks the 2018-19 winter at No. 31 since snowfall records began there in 1879.

Lake Tahoe and Truckee River watersheds were saturated with significant precipitation this winter, but hydrologists and water-management officials have done a nice job regulating runoff, even with a wet spring added to the mix. Thanks to aggressive early releases, the current flow out of the Truckee River Dam is 605 cfs as of press time — about 4,500 gallons of water per second — substantial but a manageable discharge for avoiding negative downstream impacts. Lake Tahoe is close to its legal maximum surface elevation and storage capacity, but experts anticipate having enough room left in Big Blue to handle forthcoming runoff from the substantial upper elevation snowpack. It doesn’t always work out that way — as when 40 years ago in 1969 when a heavy-hitting winter generated destructive water issues.

DESTRUCTIVE WINTER OF 1969 Winter 1969 started slow, but by the end of January regional ski areas were reporting remarkable snow depths for so

early in the season. Squaw Valley operations coped with a 23-foot base while Boreal Mountain Resort on Donner Pass reported drifts 18 to 40 feet deep. The active storm pattern set several Nevada snowfall records that still stand. On Valentine’s Day, the Silver State’s 24-hour snowfall record was broken when 3 feet buried Daggett Pass near the Kingsbury Grade, east of Lake Tahoe. A total of 139 inches of snow fell on Daggett Pass during February 1969 and the maximum snow depth there reached 14.5 feet — both new state records. Avalanches and drifts closed the Mount Rose Highway for 37 days.

The storms of 1968-69 set weather benchmarks in the Silver State and dumped 601 inches (50 feet) of snow at the Central Sierra Snow Lab but managing the Lake Tahoe reservoir proved to be the biggest hurtle. Wet winters during the 1960s, combined with a federal water-management policy that emphasized capacity storage in Lake Tahoe, meant that water levels remained high those years. When nearly 40 inches of precipitation fell in 90 days in 1969 — out of a seasonal total of more than 65 inches — there was no room to store the tremendous volume of runoff.

Federal Water Master Claude Dukes did his best to alleviate the danger of Tahoe exceeding its legally mandated maximum water level of 6,229.1 feet. He opened most of the 17 gates in the Tahoe dam, which produced a colossal outflow of water. The Tahoe release joined other engorged creeks and tributary rivers draining the overwhelmed Truckee River watershed, which flooded Reno, Nev. Even as June approached, Dukes was still

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When unusually warm temperatures accelerated snow melt in early June, Dukes again increased releases, but Lake Tahoe kept rising. On June 16, a thunderstorm dumped nearly 1 inch of rain in a few hours, pushing Big Blue over the legal limit to 6,229.03. Dukes was out of options. For the first time since the dam’s construction, he fully opened all the gates on June 20, sending 2,620 cfs downstream.

The powerful surge took out three bridges on the Truckee River. History repeated itself in January 1997 when high water forced Federal Water Master Garry Stone to open all gates at the Tahoe dam, releasing a record flow of 2,690 cfs. Once again, Reno went underwater.  Tahoe historian Mark McLaughlin is a nationally published author and professional speaker. His award-winning books are available at local stores or at thestormking.com. You may reach him at mark@ thestormking.com. Check out his blog at tahoenuggets.com or read more at TheTahoeWeekly.com.

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Capricorn (Dec 21-Jan 19)

Sun, Mercury, Mars and the North Node are all in your sign. Together these are activating your focus to take new leads and strides. This trend will continue well into July. In fact, it will increase and deepen. Feeling faithful about all the changes is the bigger challenge. Gratitude and appreciation for all you are and have will help

Your relationship life has been busy and full and is set to increase on both accounts. Family activity will prove especially rewarding. However, there have likely been a few issues to clear in that department of the past weeks. Yet, some issues may still be lingering and, if so, these are likely to be addressed soon. Be careful of words expressed that cannot be retrieved.

Hopefully, by now you have a momentum already happening with your projects, in as much as you are interested in productivity. If not, you may simply enjoy a cycle of deep downtime and rest.

Days can seem longer when they are not filled with activities. Sometimes having sweet eff all to do is a real treat. Either way, step away from your fans for a while.

Aquarius (Jan 19-Feb 19)

A busy cycle continues and has included paying close attention to the details especially for the sake of getting organized. Positively, your focus has been strong and steady, even if the pace has perhaps been slower than desired. Meanwhile, social and cultural activity probably involving studies is keeping you busy enough to feel inspired.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22)

The Sun joining Mercury and Mars in your sign is contributing to a process of nurturing your sense of individuality. Fortunately, Jupiter is helping to boost your confidence levels. This is especially true regarding your talents. With financial interests and concerns lingering, this is a good thing. Of course, ​ taking action is the key ingredient of power.

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20)

The Sun entering Cancer will activate your interest to get out more. Specifically, this marks a playful time. Splicing it in as much as you can is ideal to offset your otherwise busy schedule on the career front. Contraction to expand is the core theme in this regard and implies work. Yet, creative work will feel more like play so make it a priority.

Libra (Sep 22-Oct 22)

Forging ahead in your career and/or social scene is important now. The limelight is yours if you want it. You have probably been busy gathering specialized knowledge you can apply. Yet, the deeper challenge may be confronting and overcoming fears of one kind or another. These are probably directly related to lack of clarity regarding your best direction.

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)

Home and family interests, concerns and projects continue. Directly or indirectly, your focus includes learning new ways to generate new income streams, perhaps especially passive income or the kind you can do from home and/or on the internet.

Others are doing it so why not you? Deciphering what and how are the questions that need to be answered.

Scorpio (Oct 22-Nov 21)

A driving push for the future is a good way to describe the current energy pattern. This cycle actually began several weeks ago. Yet, it is now entering its stride. Your ambitions are strong and this is one of those go big cycles. Your ability to sustain what you go big with or about will be the other challenge. For now, it is bells and whistles and squeaky wheels.

Taurus (Apr 20-May 21)

How much ground can and do you cover in a day. The answer is probably more than some, perhaps even you, realize. Fortunately, your energy levels have been running high. ‘Good ting too because you have been digging deep and continue to too.’ That is the sounds of your gears shifting and whistles blowing as you come back for another round…

Sagittarius (Nov 21-Dec 21)

Some cycles require us to dig deeper than others, like this one. What you are digging for is important to know. Generally, it includes dreams.

More specifically, you are after a whole new level of personal power. Like searching for buried treasure, knowing where to dig is the key, and then how deep to go. For these answers, you may need some help.

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)

Feeling secure comes in many forms and you are in search of them. One form is getting your house in order. This includes cleaning right into the corners and organizing everything. Another kind is linked to a healthy diet and nutrition. Having a diverse network of friends and people you can call on is yet another. Can you add to this list?

Hocus Focus differences: 1. Boy’s mask is black, 2. Man’s collar is different, 3. Player’s hat is black, 4. Player’s shirt symbol is different, 5. Man on left is gone, 6. Fence is different.

Leo (Jul 22-Aug 23)

When you watch an athlete who’s really in terrific shape, I suppose you witness fitness.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

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“We produce 40 shows a year and promote major electronic artists that pass through the region,” says promoter and organizer Paul Reder, who curates the music lineup for Bass Camp Festival, which is now in its sixth year. “When it comes to curating the artist, we are routed with most of the major surrounding cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, making Reno a logical stop for the major touring acts.

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that are on their way up, as well as those who are established.”

One of the main acts showcasing the festival is the Dancetronauts. They roll into Reno on their magical Art Car/Bass Station Stage, a rocket-ship-style stage, complete with a one-of-a-kind sound system, lighting and special effects. The crew drives the art car through the desert from the home base in Las Vegas, where they play First Fridays to 10,000 to 20,000 people. The Dancetronauts have entertained and performed hundreds of shows and festivals around the country, including Burning Man. The concept originated in 2008 when DJs Philthy Phil Plastina, Money Mike and Travis “Trav Nasty” collaborated on the idea.

Phil Plastina, the director, producer, lead DJ and curator is excited to be performing in Reno. Plastina is a fiery individual and his enthusiasm and love for what he does is infectious. Money Mike is the man behind their epic, visual art show and DJ Trav Nasty plays music and is the Dancetronauts social-media machine and manages all of the group’s internal communications.

“We are one big family,” says Plastina, who explains they’ll be travelling with 30 to 40 dancers, flamethrowers, stilt walkers, acrobats, hoopers and lots and lots of special effects. “Mike watches me mix and

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maps all of the visuals to the music. Everything Mike does is in real time.”

Dressed in spacesuits, they perform definitely as if outer-worldly.

“We’re going to play an open, dancey vibe that you will not be able to stop grooving to,” says Plastina, who promises to get the audience on its feet and dancing in the streets.

They’re not kidding, either. I caught them at Burning Man one night alone on the playa and danced for hours.

With a load of high vibrations and lots of love the Dancetronauts are heartcentered DJs and performers who give their audiences a stellar good show. Their outreach is in the millions according to Plastina. They draw from more than 150 artists and dancers who participate on the journey throughout the country on a wild ride. When you stand in front of the stage,

it’s impossible to look anywhere else; you are immediately drawn into their world.

There is nowhere to go but the present moment, watching and dancing.

“The show itself is alive. It’s intriguing.

People want to know what’s going on. Everyone’s eyes are on the stage. We project love, energy and vibrational practices,” says Plastina. “We’re like a party in a box. The box opens up, we change and perform, break it down and roll away.”

The space station serves as main stage for the Bass Camp event. Grammy-nominated British DJ/producer Chris Lake will headline Reno’s outdoor event. Lake has a massive discography of original productions and remixes, ranging from progressive house and tech-house to vocal-driven tracks.

Australian DJ/producer duo, Yolanda Be Cool, aka Bondi boys Andy and Matt, and LA-based DJ/producer VNSSA will also appear, as well as Groove Cartel, B2B, Roger That! and many more artists. The Dancetronauts perform at 5:30 p.m.

This is an all-ages event. Tickets are available online and at the gate. | Bass Camp Festival on Facebook 

Live at Lakeview Lakeview Commons, South Lake Tahoe, 4:30-8:30 p.m.

Truckee Thursdays Downtown, Truckee, 5-8:30 p.m.

Dave Leather Sassafras, Carson City, 6-8 p.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Dan Palmer Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6-10 p.m.

Songwriter’s Showcase Revive Coffee and Wine, South Lake Tahoe, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Live Music Cottonwood Hilltop Restaurant, Truckee, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

Dirty Birdie Bingo/DJ The Polo Lounge, Reno, 7 p.m.

Bon Bon Vivant Peppermill Casino, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Outlaw Kindred Great Basin Brewing Company, Sparks, 7-10 p.m.

The Rat Pack Is Back Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

John Wesley Austin Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

“Victor/Victoria” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Patrick Garrity Pioneer Underground, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Stampede Country Music & Dance Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Karaoke Davidson’s Distillery, Reno, 8 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Masters of Illusion Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Chili Verde Alibi Ale Works, Truckee, 8:30 p.m.-12 a.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m.

Karaoke Rojo’s Tavern, South Lake Tahoe The Illusionists Experience Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Line Dancing at Lake Tahoe AleWorX at the Y South Lake Tahoe El Cajon at Truckee Thursdays Truckee

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Kris Diehl The Idle Hour, South Lake Tahoe, 2 p.m.

Live Music Hard Rock - Hotel Lobby, Stateline, 3-6 p.m.

Mike Tice Charity Weekend “For The Kids” Carson Valley Inn, Minden, 4 p.m.

The Look Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5-9 p.m.

Music in the Park Tahoe Paradise Park, South Lake Tahoe, 5-8 p.m.

Jack Di Carlo Gold Hill Hotel, Gold Hill, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Live music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 6-9 p.m.

Brian Lee Reno Improv, Reno, 7:30-10 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Talib Kweli Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 8 p.m.

Masters of Illusion Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Baker Street Hellfire Saloon, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

T.J. Miller MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Funk Fridays St. James Infirmary, Reno, 8 p.m.

Live Music Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats, Truckee, 8-11:55 p.m.

Scott Pemberton Band The Saint, Reno, 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Patrick Garrity Pioneer Underground, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

Coburn Station Kings Beach State Recreation Area, Kings Beach, 6-8:30 p.m.

Showcase 2019 Truckee High School Theater, Truckee, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

T.J. Miller MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 7 p.m.

Live Music Sands Regency Casino, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Disney’s Newsies Bob Boldrick Theatre, Carson City, 7-9 p.m.

Arnold Mitchem Great Basin Brewing Company, Sparks, 7-10 p.m.

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The Rat Pack Is Back Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

John Wesley Austin Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

“Victor/Victoria” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Tahoe Dance Band South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, South Lake Tahoe, 7:30-10 p.m.

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Live Music Jimmy B’s Bar & Grill, Reno, 9-11 p.m.

Live Music Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 9 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m.

Ebony not Quite Ivory Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Arizona Jones Bar of America, Truckee, 9-10 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Earles of Newton Alibi Ale Works, Truckee, 9 p.m.

Bob Log III Alibi Ale Works - Incline, Incline Village, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

John Wesley Austin Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

Achilles Wheel Crazy Horse Saloon, Nevada City, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Live Music Bar of America, Truckee, 9:30-11:55 p.m.

DJ in Center Bar Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.

Wormhole Tahoe Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 10 p.m.

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Live DJ Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 3 a.m.-6 p.m.

Kris Diehl The Idle Hour, South Lake Tahoe, 2 p.m.

Live Music Hard Rock - Hotel Lobby, Stateline, 3-6 p.m.

Bass Camp in the Park Wingfield Park, Reno, 4-10 p.m.

Summer Vibes Sierra Well, Reno, 4-10 p.m.

Mike Tice Charity Weekend “For The Kids” Carson Valley Inn, Minden, 4 p.m.

The Look Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 5-9 p.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Live music Heavenly Village, South Lake Tahoe, 6-9 p.m.

Showcase 2019 Truckee High School Theater, Truckee, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

Live Music Sands Regency Casino, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

Strictly Business Great Basin Brewing Company, Sparks, 7-10 p.m.

Jordan T Brewery Arts Center, Carson City, 7-10 p.m.

Live comedy Carson Nugget, Carson City, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

The Rat Pack Is Back Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

John Wesley Austin Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

“Victor/Victoria” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Achilles Wheel Kentucky Mine, Sierra City, 7:30 p.m.

Chris Costa Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Country “Ladies Night” The Saint, Reno, 8 p.m.

Chanel West Coast Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 8 p.m.

Masters of Illusion Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Jaycreux Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 8 p.m.

Carly Rae Jepsen Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 8 p.m.

James Wilsey MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8:30 p.m.

Patrick Garrity Pioneer Underground, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

The Flesh Hammers w/Vague Choir Alturas Bar, Reno, 8:30 p.m.

The Wailers Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

Live Music Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 9 p.m.

New Wave Crave Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Arizona Jones Bar of America, Truckee, 9-10 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Bob Log III Alibi Ale Works - Truckee Public House, Truckee, 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

John Wesley Austin Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 9:30 p.m.

DJ in Center Bar Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 10 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 10:30 p.m.

Uncle Kracker Carson Valley Inn Casino, Minden Karaoke Rojo’s Tavern, South Lake Tahoe The Illusionists Experience Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno

JUNE 30 | SUNDAY Live Music Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Judith and Rocky Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Concert on a Steinway Grand Downtown Reno Library, Reno, 12-2 p.m.

Tintabulations Carson City Community Center, Carson City, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Key Lime Pie The Beacon, South Lake Tahoe, 1-5 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 2-5 p.m.

“Victor/Victoria” Bruka Theatre, Reno, 2 p.m.

Barwick & Siegfried Valhalla Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, 2-4 p.m.

String Quartet ft. Justin Bruns St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Incline Village, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Concerts at Commons Beach Commons Beach, Tahoe City, 4-7 p.m.

Mike Tice Charity Weekend “For The Kids” Carson Valley Inn, Minden, 4 p.m.

Ike & Martin Carson Valley Inn, Minden, 4 p.m.

Jamie Rollins Boomtown Casino, Verdi, 6-10 p.m.

Sunday Jazz By the Pool Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

John Hiatt w/David Luning MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 7 p.m.

Skid Row And Great White Harrah’s, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

John Wesley Austin Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Pitbull Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, 8 p.m.

Masters of Illusion Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

John Hiatt MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 8-10 p.m.

An Evening At the Improv Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 9 p.m.

Gene Evaro Jr Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 9 p.m.

Karaoke Rojo’s Tavern, South Lake Tahoe The Illusionists Experience Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Verbal Kint Peppermill Casino, Reno

JULY 1 | MONDAY Jamie Rollins The Beacon, South Lake Tahoe, 1-5 p.m.

Discover Our Community and Opening Night Parade McKinley Arts Center, Reno, 4:30-5 p.m.

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West Coast Swing Dance Carson Lanes Family Fun Center, Carson City, 5:30-10 p.m.

Karaoke Polo Lounge, Reno, 7-11 p.m.

“Best of Broadway, Opera & Pops” MontBleu Resort, Stateline, 7 p.m.

Paul Thorn and New Breed Brass Band Wingfield Park, Reno, 7-9 p.m.

Masters of Illusion Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Hot Tuna Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, 8 p.m.

Motown on Monday The Loving Cup, Reno, 9 p.m.-3 a.m.

Verbal Kint Peppermill Casino, Reno

JULY 2 | TUESDAY Discover Improv McKinley Arts Center, Reno, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Summer Music Series High Camp, Olympic Valley, 12-3 p.m.

Live Music The Grove at South Creek, Reno, 6-9 p.m.

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JULY 3 | WEDNESDAY Wes & Liz The Beacon, South Lake Tahoe, 1-5 p.m.

Unplugged Truckee Philosophy, Truckee, 6-9 p.m.

Luke Stevenson Lone Eagle Grille, Incline Village, 6-10 p.m.

Live Music CB’s Bistro, Carnelian Bay, 6-9 p.m.

Live music Graeagle Mill Works, Graeagle, 6-9 p.m.

Blues Pool Party Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, 6-9 p.m.

Krystal and Paul MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 6-10 p.m.

Lazy 5 Summer Music Series Lazy 5 Regional Park, Sparks, 6:30 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

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Alibi Ale Works | Truckee

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Bluesdays Tuesdays The Village at Squaw Valley, Truckee, 6-8:30 p.m.

Bingo Tuesday’s with T~n~Keys MidTown Wine Bar, Reno, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Live Music Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 7 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Joel Ward The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-10 p.m.

Quinn Dahle Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Tahoe iMPRoV Players Valhalla Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Latin Dance Night Alibi Ale Works, Truckee, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Tuesday Night Blues Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Stateline, 8 p.m.

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Music in the Park Truckee River Regional Park, Truckee, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night Showcase Ceol Irish Pub, Reno, 7 p.m.

Magic Fusion Starring Robert Hall The Loft, South Lake Tahoe, 7-8:15 p.m.

“Best of Broadway, Opera & Pops” The Chateau, Incline Village, 7 p.m.

Evenings on the Ranch Bartley Ranch Regional Park, Reno, 7 p.m.

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The Chateau at Incline Village, Incline Village, 7-9 p.m.

Quinn Dahle Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Skerryvore Wingfield Park, Reno, 7:30-9 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Country Line Dancing/Karaoke Virginia Street Brewhouse, Reno, 9 p.m.

Smoked out Soul, FunksALIVE & Rambo Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino, Crystal Bay, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

The Illusionists Experience Eldorado Resort Casino, Reno Verbal Kint Peppermill Casino, Reno

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MOUNTAIN ROCK

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American Salute Wingfield Park, Reno, 5-9:30 p.m.

Dave Leather Sassafras, Carson City, 6-8 p.m.

June 28 | 6:30 p.m.

Kings Beach State Recreation Area Kings Beach HOMETOWN ROCKERS Coburn Station light up the first free Music on the Beach concert of the summer in King’s Beach. The series is sponsored by Tahoe Weekly. | parks.ca.gov

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t’s just another day in a life of a California rock star as Shannon Koehler gazes at the lofty buildings of the San Francisco financial district. He’s on his way to meet with his lawyer before brainstorming ideas for the newest Stone Foxes music video.

Yes, they still make those.

“It’s a lot of bullshit, but it’s really fun,” says the 32-year-old frontman for one of San Francisco’s best living rock bands.

“I keep trying to look up and it’s giving me a good perspective.”

Part of his work today consists of trying on various pairs of white pants for the upcoming shoot.

“I’ve got these little spindly legs, so I gotta have the perfect pants,” he says. “No one likes shopping around in these department stores. I’m in the dressing room with Levis I can’t get my legs out of and an ass that fits just right, but I think we’ll figure it out.”

After another day in the trenches, Koehler BARTs back to Ocean Avenue where he’s watched the Golden Gate city turn from bohemian mecca to corporate dystopia before his eyes.

“The wealth disparity is incredibly real, and we sing about that a lot,” he says.

“I feel like its always good to dive into the injustice. It’s incredibly inspiring for dark and beautiful music. We’ve been lucky enough to keep it rolling and that’s wonderful, but the city’s hard for a lot of people. At this point, we’ve made it a point of pride to stay in San Francisco and keep playing music in the city that we migrated to. It’s the roots of everything that we started playing. We’ve grown up and gotten our own tastes and turned the music into our own music, but to be a part of that and to follow in the San Francisco path has been a beautiful experience.”

Later that night, Koehler will scope locations for choreography in an Oakland neighborhood, probably Rockridge or somewhere nice and quiet where he won’t cause too much trouble.

“It’s all part of the gig,” says the humorous, yet humble artist. “Somebody has to figure out how many hip thrusts to do and where the people show up for the random dance party.”

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experience.”

Stone Foxes plan to release this fall. It’s been four years since their last LP “Twelve Spells” and its 2016 follow-up “Live From the Loin” on which the crowd was instructed from the outset to “be f**king loud.”

They might not have needed that much encouragement. Since forming in 2005 when brothers Shannon and Spence Koehler left the sleepy Southern Sierra hamlet of Tollhouse for college at San Francisco State, they’ve been a hard-driving, passionate and fearless city mainstay known from stripping rock ‘n’ roll back to its primal roots in no-holds-barred live shows.

Shannon describes Tollhouse as “a post office with a gas station and what used to be a videotape rental place”.

“That’s why I play,” he says. “I just wanted to play baseball and he got a guitar and if I didn’t do that with him, I didn’t have no one to play with.”

Although Spence rarely plays live with the group anymore — he helped open for Weezer at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium in January — he and Shannon still get together to write music for the band.

“My god growing up was Bob Dylan,” says Koehler. “I’ll argue the merits of song versus jam all day long, but I need the song, the lyrics and the story. Being up front a lot more singing and playing harmonica, it’s like an evolution. For so long, I was really concentrated on drumming and trying to get better at that. My focus sort of switched to melody and vocals and what are we really trying to achieve outside of hitting hard all the time.”

A rotating cast of Bay Area contemporary, rock-music royalty including Elliott Peltzman, Vince Dewald, Ben Andrews and Brian Bakalian flesh out the unfiltered, straight-up rock ‘n’ roll performances on the road.

“I’ve always been a people person,” he says. “I love the music, but most of all I love the people. Although we never totally get away from where we came from, if you stop moving you get stuck and you get in a f**king rut and that’s no place to be.

There’s an evolution happening in myself and in everyone in the world so that’s what I’m feeding on to. It feels good if you can embrace it.” | tdrpd.org 

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Live Music Thursdays & Fridays at Cottonwood Restaurant Cottonwood Hilltop Restaurant, Truckee, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Live Music Glen Eagles Restaurant & Lounge, Carson City, 6:30-9 p.m.

Dirty Birdie Bingo/DJ The Polo Lounge, Reno, 7 p.m.

Outlaw Kindred Great Basin Brewing Company, Sparks, 7-10 p.m.

Quinn Dahle Silver Legacy Resort Casino, Reno, 7:30 p.m.

Stampede Country Music & Dance Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Stateline, 8 p.m.

Karaoke Davidson’s Distillery, Reno, 8 p.m.

New Wave Crave Silver Peak On The River, Reno, 8-11 p.m.

Live Music McP’s Irish Pub, South Lake Tahoe, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

COMEDY

June 28-29 | 8:30 p.m.

Pioneer Underground | Reno, Nev. COMEDIC COMPOSER Patrick Garrity orchestrates symphonies of laughter with versatility and insight including personal experiences and unique observations about life. On June 27, he and Luke Swanson co-headline a Big Brothers Big Sisters Fundraiser also at Pioneer Underground at 7:30 p.m. | pioneercenter.com

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INDIE ROCK

June 28 | 7 p.m.

Alibi Ale Works | Incline Village, Nev. June 29 | 9 p.m.

Alibi Ale Works | Truckee ONE-MAN BAND Bob Log III is a slide guitarist based in Tucson, Ariz., and Melbourne, Australia. During his bizarre and bawdy performances he wears a fullbody human cannonball suit and a helmet wired to a telephone receiver to allow him to devote his hands and feet to both guitar and drums. | alibialeworks.com

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Tahoe City Farmers Market Commons Beach | Tahoe City | June 27, July 4

Tahoe City Farmers Market is every Thursday until Oct. 12. Enjoy fresh local produce, delicious food, live music and the local Tahoe City community. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Free | tahoecityfarmersmarket.com

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Winemaker Bertus Van Zyl will pour free tastings. Enjoy delicious wine free or any beers on tap for $5, toast s’mores and play lawn games at this fun and family-friendly event.

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amping is one of the simple pleasures in life, and with so many places to explore the options are endless. Car camping is one of the easiest ways to camp.

Some folks don’t cook while camping, but instead bring easy-to-eat, ready-made meals or search for a restaurant. Some want a hearty meal before setting off on a journey or after a hard day’s hike.

Hans Wain of TK Trail Kitchens makes car-camp cooking easier with accessible, modular, camp-kitchen units manufactured in Truckee. No more lugging huge bins of pots, pans and utensils; packing grocery bags of snacks and quick bites or finding the nearest tree stump to lean your cutting board on to prep a meal. “ I was so tired of two Tupperware containers and bags of this and that. With this system everything stays in a compact box and folds out into a sturdy table,” says Wain, a 30-year local and outdoor

“I was so tired of two Tupperware containers and bags of this and that. With this system everything stays in a compact box and folds out into a sturdy table.” enthusiast, who recognized a need in the camping industry.

TK Trail Kitchens offers a number of units for the car camper. First is the King Charles Chuck Box, an all-in-one unit, with a place for utensils, pots and plates, bowls and a storage shelf for a camp stove. The next incarnation, the Compact Camp Kitchen, includes telescoping legs for quick-and-easy setup and a counter that folds out. The TK Camp Kitchen setup provides all that, more storage and counter space. The next step up is the Camp Kitchen with a two-burner stove and wheels. The company also sells camp gear, such as nesting plates and pots and pan setups.

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TK Trail Kitchens expanded its market to modular systems for vans, Jeep Wranglers and Subarus. This has become its largest market. The van kitchen is the largest unit; you can cook inside or take the unit outside. Interlocking modular systems allow vehicle owners to choose from small and compact to a full buildout.

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and attached to a portable hot-water heater. Some models have a slide-out shelf for top opening refrigerators. There are units with 14-gallon water tanks and sinks. The modular kitchen units fit into Sprinter-types vans, standard vans and mini-vans. Components are freestanding and mount to the floor to insure no rattling noises. It’s easy to slip a unit in with a two-burner stove, sink and storage and drive off into the sunset.

Wain showed me one of the pop-up vans he was working on. Components were placed over the wheel wells effectively utilizing space. Another big seller is the Water Boy Camp Sink with a hose and hook-up to a propane hot-water heater so campers can enjoy a hot shower no matter where they are roaming.

Wain explained that the most he’s cooked for with his units was at a threeday birthday party for 40 people. A recent National Geographic documentary showed a group of explorers on a UTV trip from the Bering Sea to Mexico; they used TK Trail Kitchens on their journey.

Before starting TK Trail Kitchens, Wain spent 20 years working in the outdoor industry designing tents, packs, ultralight back-country gear and hydro

packs. When he was younger, he spent time in the Yukon and worked as a gold miner. He continues to camp and is passionate about the outdoors. His company can ship units to anyone customizing his or her van. Kitchen units can be assembled and installed in two days. | trailkitchens.com  Priya Hutner is a writer, personal chef and workshop facilitator. She is the owner of the Seasoned Sage, which prepares organic artisan meals for dinner parties and events. She also offers in-home cooking classes, parties and local pop up dinners. As a breath meditation teacher and long-time yogi, she facilitates workshops and classes that focus on gaining a deeper awareness of self. Read more at TheTahoe-Weekly.com; click on Local Flavor. Send story ideas to priya@tahoethisweek.com. | (772) 913-0008, pria78@gmail.com, seasonedsage.com

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The 8th annual Cowboy Crawl, a Westernthemed block party, returns to downtown Sparks. The event will start at the Night in the County Corral Stop located at the Los Tres Hombres garden lot. The event will include an outdoor party area with country music and line dancing. 4-10 p.m. $5 | facebook.com

Ski Run Farmers Market

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Ski Run Boulevard South Lake Tahoe | June 28

Sierra Valley Farms | Beckwourth | June 28

Here at Sierra Valley Farms purchase meats, fish, organic fruits and vegetables, artisan cheeses and condiments; also there are wine tastings. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free | facebook.com

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Cowgirls and cowboys are invited. Enjoy a meandering trail ride through highland meadows and forests, then relax and socialize while nibbling appetizers and sipping a frosty beer or glass of wine. It’s a great way to kick off the weekend. This event is for ages 21 and older. 5-7 p.m. $69-$85 | tahoedonner.com

Meet the Winery Uncorked Truckee | Truckee | June 28

Meet the Winery summer sessions includes tastings from Skinner on June 28. 6-8 p.m. | uncorkedtahoe.com

Truckee Demonstration Garden needs help with planting, weeding, fertilizing, repairing and learning all we can about high altitude growing. No experience is required to volunteer; learn as you go. Come for any amount of time you can spare. All produce grown this season will be donated to Project MANA in Truckee. 7 a.m. Free | facebook.com

Meet the Winery Uncorked | Tahoe City | June 29

Meet the Winery summer sessions will include tastings with Skinner on June 29. 6-8 p.m.

Truckee Community Farmers Market 12047 Donner Pass Road | Truckee | June 30

Truckee Community Farmers’ Market continues until Sept. 29 with local produce and live music. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | chamber.truckee.com

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South Lake Tahoe Farmers Market is every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 8 at the American Legion Hall parking lot. 8 a.m.1 p.m. Free | eldoradofarmersmarket.com

Harvest Mondays Truckee Demonstration Garden | July 1

Slow Food Lake Tahoe needs volunteers to help in the Truckee Demonstration Garden on Mondays to harvest all the garden goodies.

From herbs to leafy greens, berries to root vegetables, we harvest it all. No experience is required to volunteer. All produce grown this season will be donated to Project MANA in Truckee. 8 a.m. Free | facebook.com

Stateline Farmers market Kahle Park | Stateline | July 3

Stateline Farmers Market is every Wednesday through Sept. 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Kahle Community Park. 4-7 p.m. Free | laketahoemarkets.com

Beer & Brats Aspen Grove | Incline Village | July 3

Incline Tahoe Foundation’s signature fundraising event is three hours of great food, fabulous brews and rockin’ music. Beer and non-alcoholic beverages are provided by Incline Spirits & Cigars. Music by local favorite, Jacked Up. Brats and all the delicious fixings, potato salad, and baked pretzels are provided by the Incline Tahoe Foundation. 4-7 p.m. $20-$45 | facebook.com

Kitchen Kids Tallac Historic Site South Lake Tahoe | June 28, July 3, 5

This interactive program gives ages 6 to 12 the chance to learn about baking and the busy atmosphere of an early 20th Century kitchen. They bake 1920’s recipes from scratch and when finished, enjoy their accomplishment or take home to family members.

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Other red winners are the spicier Bordeaux varietals such as Malbec and Cabernet Franc. Don’t reinvent the wheel when it comes to Malbec, just grab Argentineans.

The Mendoza region offers in-your-face versions and for something a little more refined look to Patagonia because the cooler climate brings some restraint and structure.

For Cabernet Franc, California offers rich, ripe choices, the Loire Valley in France has bright energetic offerings and this grape is really coming to life in Chile in wines that have a strong, earthy, bass note that rocks with grilled foods.

As with most things wine related, don’t get caught in the details — any juice you like that has spicy, smoky flavors will turn your outdoor fiesta into a rock party.  Lou Phillips is a Level 3 Advanced Sommelier in Tahoe and his consulting business wineprowest. com assists in the selling, buying and managing wine collections. He may be reached at (775) 5443435 or wineguru123@gmail.com. Visit TheTahoeWeekly.com for more wine columns. Click on Wine Column under the Local Flavor tab.

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There was not a formal sit-down meal at the table, but instead, it was a lot more casual with everything on the counter and you just helped yourself. There were different salads and cold meat trays and bread so you could make your own sandwich and even a few hot items such as meatballs and chicken parmesan that you could either eat as is or make into a sandwich. There was also one platter that got a lot of attention and that was the antipasto platter.

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Traditionally, an antipasto platter is served at the table and signifies the beginning of an Italian meal, unlike hors d’oeuvres, which are served before everyone sits down at the table. The platter is almost a meal in itself with meat, cheese, vegetables, bread, lettuce and dressing. Sometimes it can be hard to make sure you still have room for dinner. Italians know how to eat.

Anyway, although the antipasto platter is traditionally served at the table as the first course, it also works as a great platter to use as a station item — when you are trying to place different foods around the area so people will mingle, there aren’t enough places at the table or it is an informal gathering.

The meats are normally cured: capicola, prosciutto, pancetta, salami and maybe some other hams. The vegetables are usually marinated: hot and sweet peppers, artichoke hearts, pearl onions, carrots, mushrooms, cauliflower and olives. The usual cheeses include provolone and

An antipasto platter signifies the beginning of an Italian meal. mozzarella. This is all served on a bed of lettuce and there is usually a vinaigrette or nice olive oil over the top. You might see toasted bread served with it so you can make your own bruschetta. As is the case with all foods, these are some traditional items, but feel free to change it according to what you prefer. Vary the presentation on the tray. You might like to lay the meats and cheeses out or shape them into rolls, cones or triangles.

Buy all your vegetables already marinated or marinate your own veggies. The process will take a little time but is not hard at all and you can make large batches and keep extras in sterile jars to use later. The next time you are having a large gathering, try putting one of these platters together and enjoy.  Smitty is a personal chef specializing in dinner parties, cooking classes and special events. Trained under Master Chef Anton Flory at Top Notch Resort in Stowe, Vt., Smitty is known for his creative use of fresh ingredients. Contact him at tmmsmitty@gmail.com or (530) 412-3598. To read archived copies of Smitty’s column, visit chefsmitty.com or TheTahoeWeekly.com. Click on Chef’s Recipe under the Local Flavor tab.

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From the kitchen of: Chef David “Smitty” Smith ½ head cauliflower, cut into flowerets 12 pearl onions, peeled 1 red pepper, seeded & cut into strips 1 green pepper, seeded & cut into strips 4 stalks of celery, cut into sticks 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded & cut into half moons

12 mushrooms, with stem sliced off even with the edge of the cap 24 baby carrots 2 C vegetable oil 2 C white vinegar 1 6-ounce can tomato paste 1 T pickling spices, wrapped in cheese cloth (available at most grocery stores)

Cover the cauliflower, onions, peppers, celery and cucumbers in lightly salted water and refrigerate overnight. In a separate container, do the same to the carrots. Sauté or bake the mushrooms enough to blanch them so they are tender.

The next day, bring the oil, vinegar, tomato paste and pickling spices to a boil. Rinse the carrots and add to the boiling mixture. Boil for 5 minutes.

Rinse the other veggies and add them to boil for another 5 minutes or until the carrots and cauliflower are cooked, but still have a little crunch. Stir in the mushrooms after about the first 2 to 3 minutes after adding the last veggies. Discard the spice wrap and jar your veggies in sterile jars.