From several places in South Lake Tahoe, you can look south and see Round Top mountain, which is near Hope Valley, Caples Lake and Kirkwood....

 We are just two days from the Summer Solstice. Much of the country is baking in heat. As I write this Saturday evening, Tahoe is supposed t...

The Tahoe powers that be have made the rule a little earlier than in past years. No burning of charcoal or wood inside or out is allowed unt...

Kayaking is such fun. But even on a sunny day, a flotation vest can save your life. Last week at Sand Harbor, on Tahoe's East Shore, two...

As I write this on Saturday afternoon, the weather forecast calls for 30% chance of snow tonight, with the snow level dropping to 6900 feet....

 Yes, California has a very bad drought. But we've got water in Tahoe. Come up the mountain and see! Eagle Falls at Emerald Bay From the...

How to make your first novel a success? Wait. What? Yes, wait before you publish that first novel. Wait until you've written two or thre...

Shelby Swartz first wrote me some years ago when she read Tahoe Deathfall and liked the flying sequence. She had wanted to learn to fly. Ove...

 Many writers would agree that one of the most difficult kinds of writing is that which makes the reader cry. To pull such emotion out of a ...

 It pays for writers to periodically revisit the basics. One of the writing gods we worship is Elmore Leonard (1925 - 2013), author of class...

This post is in memory of the first avalanche dog in the U.S. to save a buried person. Roberta Huber's German Shepherd Bridget found and...

 A company called Niche dot com studies education opportunities across the country. Are they the best there is at this sort of activity? May...