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7,500-Year-Old cave paintings tucked into mountains of Baja Sur

Nov 21, 2020 | Destinations, Featured | 0 Comments

A significant glimpse into an ancient world covers a large cave in Baja Sur California. Carbon dating puts the paintings at San Borjitas at 7,500 years old. Some say they are the oldest in North America. Most of the figures are of humans, with one archaeologist...

Trail network in Van Sickle Park continues to grow

Nov 23, 2020 | Outside | 0 Comments

Although Van Sickle Bi-State Park opened in 2011, trails are still being built. This is a good thing for hikers and mountain bikers, especially when it helps relieve congestion. In the 2020 trail building season, the section of the K to K Trail going to Kingsbury...

7,500-Year-Old cave paintings tucked into mountains of Baja Sur

Nov 21, 2020 | Destinations, Featured | 0 Comments

Scientists working to determine if Tahoe has a microplastic problem

Nov 18, 2020 | Outside | 2 Comments

Scientists are beginning to study how serious of a problem microplastics are in Lake Tahoe. Called the Lake Tahoe Plastics Sink Study, the yearlong study started with the first samples being taken in August. Katie Senft is leading the UC Davis research team....

Tennis balls being repurposed through recycling program

Nov 17, 2020 | Outside | 1 Comment

One and done. That’s the attitude for a lot of tennis players when it comes to a can of tennis balls. So many people won’t use a can for more than one session. Then what? Usually it’s the garbage can for those three balls and the can. Not so fast says Derrick Senior,...

Lake Tahoe News archives free to everyone

Nov 16, 2020 | Expressions | 1 Comment

Stories published on Lake Tahoe News are now free in archival form. Lake Tahoe News was the preeminent source for news about the greater Lake Tahoe area from 2009-18. When it closed in summer 2018 the site was accessible via a paywall. That has been removed so people...

Beer, pizza at Mulegé Brewing Co. a combo worth repeating

Nov 15, 2020 | Eat and Drink | 1 Comment

Pizza for breakfast—it’s not just for college students. Dinner the night before was at the Mulegé Brewing Co. where I imbibed in a flight of four beers and made a small dent in a medium vegetarian pizza. Thank goodness for leftovers. If only I had some beer for...

Mexico makes it easy to cross border from U.S.

Nov 11, 2020 | Expat | 3 Comments

While the U.S. continues to have a policy in place through at least Nov. 21 that prevents Mexicans from crossing the southern border for non-essential reasons, Mexico allows U.S. residents in without asking any questions about COVID-19. Nov. 10 was the third time I...

Homeless in Tahoe slowly moving from woods to hotels

Nov 9, 2020 | Expressions | 1 Comment

Homelessness is becoming less of a problem in South Lake Tahoe—sort of. A concerted effort is under way to get those living in the woods to be housed in hotels as a transition before paying their own rent for a more traditional apartment or the like. This fall Police...

An education in frustration at LTCC

Nov 7, 2020 | Expressions | 1 Comment

For someone who has usually had good experiences with Lake Tahoe Community College, these last few months have taken a turn for the worse. One had to do with essentially being a contract employee and the other as a student. I was contacted in July by the head of...

Being a poll worker provides unique look into election

Nov 4, 2020 | Expressions | 8 Comments

If only people could get along as well outside of a voting center as they do inside of it. People exercising their right to vote on Nov. 3 were patient while at times having to wait more than an hour at Lake Tahoe Community College. Only a handful of people had to be...