This was August 22nd on Luther Pass. Although this is fun, you should probably be glad you are someplace else.

Here is one more great story from  Ackerman's The Genius Of Birds. If you get the paperpack version, turn to page 146 and prepare...

Last week, I wrote about Jennifer Ackerman's "The Genius Of Birds," an amazing collection of the latest science on bird intell...

We all love birds. Of all the non-human animals on the planet, they are the only ones who are everywhere, all the time, tropics or arctic, a...

Let's say you want a little afternoon getaway and you're on the South Shore.  It's hard to beat taking a drive, or a hike, ...

If you've ever spent time in Tahoe, you probably know that Sand Harbor State Park , on the East Shore of the lake just south of Incline ...

The 15th book in the Owen McKenna series is Tahoe Payback! I'll be all over the territory signing it and my other titles, giving talks, ...

Image a bike ride 129 miles long, with five climbs up mountain passes for a total of 15,000 vertical feet of climbing. Now put that entire r...

When we think of Tahoe, images of skiing and boating and hiking and biking come to mind. Recreation paradise, right? But increasingly, what ...

Last week I wrote about how Lin-Manuel Miranda didn't just write some great tunes and then, presto, had a smash hit with his musical Ham...

Let's say you came up with a great idea for a novel. Now let's say you sat down and wrote that novel. Is that a big deal? Yes, abs...

June 8th, 2017. The snow has been gone on the north side of our house (elevation 6450) for a week. Most Tahoe areas below 7000 feet are sno...