My new book, TAHOE DEEP , is going to be published in four days.  This is #17 in the series. I've just gotten the first advance reviews,...

The Moon landing was July 20th, 1969, 50 years ago. Wow. At the time it seemed utterly amazing. In some respects, it seems even more ama...

If you've ever biked the highway that heads south from Incline Village toward Sand Harbor, you know it is a dangerous ride but with some...

My new book will be out in a few weeks. Here is my initial signing/appearance schedule: August 2, 2019  6:00 p.m. I'll be giv...

Last week, I was invited to give a talk at the Vikingsholm Castle for a Trivia/Murder Mystery event. My talk was fun, and I gave it to a s...

By several measures, Highway 50 is the busiest route into the Tahoe Basin. And, by several other measures, the intersection where Highway 8...

We just drove out to Kirkwood, the base of which sits at 7800 feet. Talk about beautiful, summer back-country skiing. Round Top (10,400 fee...

My wife and I once skied at Alpine Meadows in June. It was a wonderful combination of hot sun, great snow, and purple butterflies that f...

Back in 2004 there was a very fun and informative book about punctuation titled Eats Shoots and Leaves. The title was a fun joke. With...

The 17th Owen McKenna mystery is now available on Kindle Pre-order! TAHOE DEEP is about the famous SS Tahoe Steamer. Here's a...

People who live in or near South Lake Tahoe are sometimes exasperated by the perception of some tourists that "South Lake Tahoe is wher...

It is a lucky community that has a college. Colleges provide a huge positive input to a town. Education, culture, jobs, and a huge draw for ...