Not Las Vegas, nor Reno, is the capital of the state of Nevada. That honor falls to Carson City, right on the California border in the eastern facade of the…
Sagehen Trail, Truckee, CA, is seven miles from the town of Truckee and is a four-mile in and out trail. The trail is nice and flat in a valley, running…
Truckee, CA is a small town about 45 miles from Reno, NV. Situated on the Truckee River, the town started as a lumber hub and rail station in the 1800’s.…
Highway 89 runs along the shore of Lake Tahoe and somewhere near Sugar Pine Point you find a parking spot. Hop the guardrail and head down on any given trail.…
Blessed with sparkling natural beauty, Lake Tahoe is considered the jewel of the Sierra Nevada and has been named one of the best adventure vacations, one of the best family…
45-miles from Reno, NV, across the mountain pass of Rose Mountain (and the ski resort on top), lays Lake Tahoe. 22 miles long, 12 miles wide and 1,645 feet deep,…
Quill Run & Flume Trail. Part horse farm, part county park, this trail offers a two-mile loop on three different paths. It also hooks up with a larger park to…
Close to our first ‘home’, was this beautiful lake with a very nice one-mile walking path and exercise station. The park is situated almost in mid-town near the Peppermill Hotel.…
Many casinos closed in Reno due to Covid and those properties are now converted into housing. We stayed in the old Harrah’s Towers with a nice view. The city center…
Leaving Las Vegas, we quickly entered Death Valley. Perhaps so-called due to the lack of any trees. 25 miles past the town of Beatty (two-horse town) and before Hawthorne (Screech…
It was time for a little break, and we headed to Las Vegas as it was relatively close and an opportunity to use our timeshare. Las Vegas provided us with…
