Andy’s Reports

The Truckee Donner Land Trust purchased Lower Carpenter Valley in 2017. This year they have opened it up to the public and created a few… Read More »Carpenter Valley and Velma Lake

Hello Friends, Warm, even hot, weather in Tahoe. Early morning on the lake has been excellent with mostly flat water. Winds seem to be picking… Read More »Walking on the coast of Mendocino

Hello Friends, Five Lakes is in my backyard, but it has been so overused these days that I rarely make the effort to scoot up… Read More »Another Walk To Another Alpine Lake

Hello Friends, It has been cool and windy in Tahoe the last few days, but the air seems to be warming this afternoon with dropping… Read More »Walk To An Alpine Lake

Looking for a moderate hike with views, creeks, and some history? Try the Donner Canyon Trail. There is a dirt parking area on the south… Read More »Donner Canyon Trail Hike

Melting snow is filling our streams and creating spectacular waterfalls for those who dare to hike a little into the wilderness. The other day we… Read More »Falling Water

Hello Friends, Beautiful warm weather is covering our area this week. We hacked around the Ponderosa Golf Course yesterday pretending we were having a good… Read More »Heading Outside

The parking lot for the Emigrant Trail north of Truckee was overflowing yesterday afternoon. Mountain bikers and hikers seem to be filling the trail. I… Read More »Up Prosser Creek

Just as it was turning sunny and warm the weather changed back to cool, cloudy, windy, and rainy this week. It does not get much… Read More »Moving to Tahoe?

Trails are drying out allowing for limited mountain biking and hiking. Overcrowding any of the trails is not good for our health and safety which… Read More »Getting Out a Little More

Hello Friends, Over 60 degrees today at the base of Alpine Meadows. I am sure it was well into the 70’s elsewhere in Tahoe and… Read More »Felt Like Summer Today

Hello Friends, Nice warm temperatures have locals reaching beyond their front doors. We are maintaining social spacing and wearing a mask when appropriate. People are… Read More »Warm Weather

The removal of a dirty mountain of snow piled up from parking lot snow removal in Squaw Valley would normally indicate the end of ski… Read More »Winter Heading Toward Summer

Winter Returns to Tahoe My driveway this morning. A foot of moisture laden snow on the 5th of April. Avalanche control on the main road… Read More »Winter Returns to Tahoe

A number of locals continue to make use of the Tahoe City Cross Country Ski Center as they are still grooming a number of miles… Read More »Keeping Busy