By: Steve Hall

Popularly known as “America’s Adventure place” Reno is perhaps one of the most popular tourist destinations in the US. Know for its adventure activities like kayaking, canoeing and fishing Reno has made a name for itself when it comes to outdoor vacations and camping trips. One of the most popular tourist destinations close to Reno is Lake Tahoe.

Divided into the Northern shore and Southern shore Lake Tahoe offers Casinos, golf courses and adventure activities the year round. Apart from its adventure activities Reno has also become a popular wedding destination.

Over the years Reno and Lake Tahoe have become popular destinations for weddings and brides and grooms from all over the US have decided to host their weddings in the beautifully serene and picturesque surroundings of Reno. With nearly 18 world class ski resorts, and many camping sites Lake Tahoe alone has made a name for itself when it comes to hosting weddings. The biggest advantage of planning a wedding in Reno is that there is quite literally no such thing as an off season in Reno. People from all over America come to Reno to enjoy the weather and have some fun.

Home to world class hotels, golf courses and resorts Reno has made itself a tourist hotspot over the years. Families and couples alike enjoy the world class facilities that Reno has to offer. From ski resorts to comfortable lodges, there is no shortage of quality accommodation in Reno and people from all over the world can easily reach Reno thanks to its international airport. Located just 35 miles away from Reno is Lake Tahoe. Just like Reno, Lake Tahoe too has made a name for itself when it comes to adventure activities and Casinos.

Lake Tahoe is unique in that its Southern shore is more popular with people that enjoy Casinos with a little bit of adventure activities thrown in for good measure. However people that are planning a vacation in Reno and Carson City usually prefer the Northern shore of Lake Tahoe. In fact after Reno and Lake Tahoe Carson City is perhaps the most popular tourist destination.

The capital of Nevada, Carson City is know for its rich history and is a must visit place for people that want to taste a bit of the Wild West of lore. Carson City offers 24 hour Casinos, museums and the now world famous Kit Carson Trial. No visit to Reno or Lake Tahoe is complete without a visit to Carson City.

If you are planning a vacation to Nevada, don’t just restrict your self to Las Vegas. Places like Reno, Lake Tahoe and Carson City have so much more to offer in terms of diversity, adventure sports and history that it would be a shame if you restrict your visit to Nevada to just Las Vegas. Even if your principal goal is to enjoy the world class Casinos of Nevada, Reno and Lake Tahoe offer some quality casinos, at the same time they also add to the value of your vacation making it truly memorable.

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Known for its annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off Sparks is truly a sister city to Reno. In fact there is a common joke among people that “Reno is so close to hell you can see sparks”. Sparks has fast become a tourist destination of its own, and unlike other Nevada based towns Sparks is know for its fine dining and championship golf courses.

If you are planning a vacation to Reno then make sure that you plan it around about the time the annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off is held. Also if you are a keen golfer and enjoy your golf courses than a visit to Sparks’s championship golf courses is a must and no trip can be truly complete without tasting some of the fine local cuisine that Sparks offers.

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By: Kevin Rockwell

Lake Tahoe camping offers some of the most memorable trails and camp spots in the whole world. The fabulous and powerful mountains of the High Sierras surround one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, drawing campers, hikers and bikers from all over the globe to experience this jewel of a vacation spot. Let’s take a brief look at the hiking and camping in the region:

The Lake Tahoe Rim Trails, north and south, both allow views of Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley. These hikes are both moderate in difficulty, at an elevation of about 8,500 feet.

Marlette Lake is a fish hatchery at an elevation of about 8,000 feet. Hiking up the Spooner Lake Trailhead in the Nevada State Park will take you through lovely, aspen-filled North Canyon to Marlette Lake Dam. This hike is also of moderate difficulty.

The State Lookout hike is an easy one, at an elevation of about 7,000 feet and only a mile roundtrip. The Lookout affords superior lake views through free telescopes and you can take the nature trail which details the history of Lake Tahoe’s famous North Shore. Turn north on Reservoir Drive off off Highway 28.

Another short and easy hike, on Lake Tahoe’s south shore, is the Moraine Trail. Its elevation is about 6,000 feet and the hike is 2 miles roundtrip and fairly flat. It winds through the forest and along the Fallen Leaf Lakeshore and then on into Fallen Leaf Campground. Find it about three miles north of Highway 89 from South Lake Tahoe to Fallen Leaf Road.

This is just a smattering of trail descriptions for you to see some of Lake Tahoe’s wonderful trails. Don’t forget to research the weather and your permits… and that campfires are not allowed.

Happy hiking!

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The spectacular Lake Tahoe skiing area is split roughly into two-third in California and one- third in Nevada. Many ski magazines have billed Lake Tahoe ski resort as one of the most beautiful resorts in the world and these praises have also been underscored by skiers on holiday vacation in Lake Tahoe ski resorts.

“Gold has been found along the base of Carson-Sierra Range. It has a magnificent lake. It will become a world renowned place” the Placerville Herald proclaimed in 1853. The newspaper was right about every thing else except about the gold. Lake Tahoe ski resort certainly has a magnificent lake and definitely is world renowned for its pristine beauty and excellent skiing terrains.

When Les Otten’s American Skiing Company purchased this made in heaven resort, he was reported to have said, “We have casinos like Monte Carlo, mountains like the Alps, a magnificent lake and 24 hour nightlife.”

This gorgeous cobalt-blue high-alpine lake is actually surrounded by 15 ski areas and resorts. Although commonly called Lake Tahoe ski resort, it is actually a collection of several ski resorts. Some like the Diamond Peak have more sensational views and while others like the Squaw Valley ski resort have superb skiing trails but then is too far away to view the beautiful lake

Tahoe in the Red Indian language means ‘water in high places’. It certainly is so for Lake Tahoe, one of the world’s biggest and highest alpine lakes and is almost entirely surrounded by mountains. The entire 15 ski area occupies a space of 27,000 acres (12,000) hectares of ski terrain, 200 lifts and more than a whopping 1,000 trails. Heavenly, with the highest slopes over 3,000meters and that is a rollicking 10,000 feet skiing, is the resort people commonly link to Lake Tahoe with Squaw Valley coming a close second.

For real off-piste challenges, skiers and snow boarders should head for Killbrew Canyon and Mott Canyon where double black diamond chutes and bowls offer excellent powder skiing. Mogul lovers will want to test their skills at the Gunbarrel. A bunch of adrenaline rush seeking skiers who call themselves Face Rats, do nothing but ski this seemingly endless bump run, managing as many as 40 descents in one day and recently, two Rats pushed the record up to 54.

Heavenly is also known for its Las Vegas style gambling hotels. There are cabaret shows at places like Harrah’s, Harvey’s and Caesar’s in South Lake Tahoe.

Legend has it that Squaw Valley was discovered sometime around 500AD by the Washoe Indians. In 1860s, rumors of silver deposits brought prospectors flocking to the area, but nothing was ever found.

If you do enjoy skiing with a touch of nightlife fun, then a skiing holiday vacation in Lake Tahoe ski resort should certainly be in your skiing itinerary calendar.

Customize and book the ultimate golf package by playing one round of golf per person at the Incline Village Championship Course, one round of golf per person at Edgewood,

Summer is on the way in Lake Tahoe and even a little rain couldn’t shake off the festive spirit for Opening Weekend on the Lake this past weekend. The Tahoe Maritime Museum opened the doors on it’s new facility in Homewood and California Chris-Craft unveiled the worlds first hybrid recreational boat.
On Friday the Crystal Bay Casino opened it’s newest eatery, Bistro Elise with a free tasting and performance by New Orleans phenom Trombone Shorty. TahoeTV had a chance to sit down with him before the show and this video has some excerpts.
Check back soon for more of what is happening in and around Lake Tahoe.

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http://www.tahoemediacenter.com. The footage includes scenic shots of North Lake Tahoe and the Resort at Squaw Creek Golf Course (footage taken this morning, Thursday, June 5), as well as recent b-roll footage of the Incline Village Championship Course and Old Brockway Course in Kings Beach.
Suggested copy to run with footage: — Adventure may be all the trend for today’s travelers but classic activities such as golf still carry a certain amount of prestige and popularity for vacationers. And in all its adventure glory, North Lake Tahoe continues to offer phenomenal venues and opportunities for travelers to take a swing.
Golfers here choose from 50 courses in North Lake Tahoe, along with those within an hour’s drive, including the Incline Village Championship and Incline Mountain Courses in Incline Village. In Kings Beach, Old Brockway’s nine holes was the venue for Bing Crosby’s first two unofficial invitational tournaments in 1934 and ‘35. The Tahoe City Golf Course also saw a fair share of famous faces, as Crosby, Bob Hope and the Rat Pack once teed off at the now municipal course overlooking the mountain town and crystal waters of Lake Tahoe. Just north of Tahoe City lies Olympic Valley, home of the Resort at Squaw Creek’s link-style course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Courses in Truckee also boast big names and spectacular scenery and include Old Greenwood, Golf Club at Gray’s Crossing, Coyote Moon, Northstar-at-Tahoe, Tahoe Donner and family-owned Ponderosa Golf Course.
Lake Tahoe was recently recognized as the #1 U.S. travel destination by TripAdvisor for 2008 (#10 in the world), and the #1 destination by Orbitz users for winter 2007-2008. For more information about North Lake Tahoe, weather conditions, video cams and recreational activities, click to http://www.GoTahoeNorth.com.
North Lake Tahoe is a 45-minute drive from the Reno Tahoe International Airport, two hours from Sacramento International Airport and just over three hours from San Francisco International Airport. Visitor information centers are located at 380 North Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City and 969 Tahoe Boulevard in Incline Village.

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If you love being on the water and water sports , you should plan a trip to Lake Tahoe. Not only is the scenery beautiful, but there is miles and miles of lake for you to speed around on in your boat. Depending on what type of boat you have, you can do all kinds of water sports with it. You can also fish if you want to or just take a leisurely ride around the lake and get tan!

You can go skiing, wake boarding or parasailing in Lake Tahoe but don’t forget your life jacket! No matter how old you are, it’s always essential that you prepare for the unexpected. Even if you’re just riding on the boat, wear a life jacket at all times in case there are big waves or unforeseeable currents that are much stronger than you. You may feel silly wearing a life jacket but trust me, they can and will save your life in an emergency.

It’s advised not to drink when you’re driving your boat in Lake Tahoe, but people tend to do it anyway. Think of it this way: you wouldn’t have 10 beers and then go drive your car, would you? Hopefully the answer is no and you should give your boat, the passengers in it and all the other people on the lake the same courtesy. Your vision and motor skills are highly distorted, even after just a few drinks, so appoint a designated driver to keep everyone safe.

It’s always fun to have a party on a boat in Lake Tahoe, so think about having your next birthday or anniversary party there. If you have a large enough boat, you can invite some friends to swim, ski, fish or suntan with you on it. Make sure you bring great food and music and everyone will have a great time!

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Lake Tahoe, the lake itself and the small towns scattered around it, are located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the border of Nevada and California. The lake is a freshwater lake and is renowned for the clarity and chill of the water (even in summer). The area is also well known for its breathtaking views of the Sierra Nevada’s and the ski resorts, lake activities, hiking, camping, and all sorts of off trail recreational sports.

Of course, Lake Tahoe is historically best known for the discovery of silver in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the 1860’s. During the Gold Rush happening in California, fortune seekers headed to Tahoe and Virginia City, Nevada, hoping to hit the next mother lode, like the Comstock Lode found in 1859. Miners, workers, and even families traveled over the treacherous Donner Pass on nothing but foot, wagons, and horses. The trek over the mountains became so popular that it was named the “Bonanza Road” (which later became the still used Highway 50).

Eventually, the silver and gold ran dry and the miners slowly left, or pursued different avenues for making money such as tolls and taxes to use the pass and lumber harvesting. However, that was short-lived and as early as the 1900’s, Lake Tahoe became a vacation spot for the rich and famous of San Francisco, California. Hotels catering to the rich looking to pamper themselves in a beautiful setting became the new commerce.

However, the lake actually has history prior to the Gold Rush. The lake was discovered by Kit Carson and John Fremont in 1844, but the Washo Indians had been living around the lake and utilizing its fish and fresh water for centuries prior to that. The Washo used the area as a summer venue for their religious ceremonies and meeting with other factions of the tribes that wintered in different areas. It was the Washo that named the lake; their word was “Da-ow-a-ga” which translates to “edge of the lake.” When Carson and Fremont came, they could not understand or pronounce the Indian word and mispronounced it as Tahoe. The early explorers actually named the Lake Bonpland (meaning Mountain Lake after a French botanist) and Bigler Lake after California’s third governor. But none of these names stuck. The people in the area still called it Tahoe. In 1945, they gave in and officially renamed the Lake Tahoe.

It wasn’t until 1944 when the first casino and saloon, Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Saloon and Gambling Hall, that the area began to be known as a gambling destination for entertainment. Many more casinos and hotels began to spring up. Then, in the early 50’s, the roads and passes began to be manually landscaped with roads being built and maintained year round, and people began to build houses and schools and lived in Tahoe full time, not just as a vacation home.

In 1960, the Olympics Winter Games were held in Lake Tahoe at one of the oldest ski resorts, Squaw Valley, and that began the reputation for Lake Tahoe being thought of as the ideal ski destination in the United States.

Luckily, for all that live and visit Lake Tahoe, the government of California and Nevada worked together to create the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency in 1968. The Agency was convened to ensure that all developments and tourist areas were limited to allow the natural environment of the area to flourish and continue to be a wild and natural escape for as long as people wanted to visit.

The foresight of these early precautions has helped to maintain some very delightful and amazing historical sites for the modern tourist to see. A few of the most notable are the Vikingsholm Castle on Fannette Island, Ehrman Mansion, and Taylor Creek Stream Profile Chamber.

Located at the west end of Emerald Bay, Nevada, Fannette Island (the only island in Lake Tahoe) with the Vikingsholm Castle atop. The island and the castle are a great way to get to see first hand some of the diverse people and cultures that traveled through the basin. The castle was built in 1928 by Mrs. Lora J. Knight who instructed Scandinavian architect Lennart Palme to build a home without chopping down, moving, or injuring any of the site’s natural trees.

Knight and Palme decided to build a Norse fortress from about 800 A.D. in full scale, method, and detail. They used only those tools and concepts of those used in ancient Scandinavia. The towers, turrets, towers, carvings, and hand-sanded wood were used to create the modern fortress. They installed a sod roof with grass that the ancient Scandinavians used to feed livestock during the winter. Mrs. Knight also wanted her furniture and décor to reflect the Scandinavian era, but many of her desired artifacts were so historically significant that their export was forbidden by the Norwegian and Swedish governments. But she was so driven to complete her vision, she had them copied exactly and recreated for her house.

The Ehrman Mansion is located in the Sugar pine Point State Park in California. The property was owned, until 1965, by Isaias W. Hellman, who built his summer home, Pine Lodge in 1903, then he began buying property in Lake Tahoe in 1913 and got up to about 2000 acres. The Mansion and the 1975 acres of the State Park give a good insight into the Tahoe of the early turn of the century. Of the decadence, yet need, to have the land remain wild.

Similarly, the Taylor Creek Chamber is a place where people can go and experience, nearly first hand, what the water and the creatures living in the lake are like. The glass bay windows walls, the waterfall, and the creek-bottom-eque floors complete with sound effects make this experience realistic, but without getting into the chilly Tahoe water.

The viewing windows of the actual lake then become a huge mural that wraps around the walls of the room, or chamber. There is also a huge cottonwood tree growing in the middle of the chamber. Visitors can view scenes of the Taylor Creek ecosystem throughout the four seasons, with a final scene looking down Taylor Creek where it empties into Lake Tahoe.

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Diamond Peak is teaming up with Crosby’s to celebrate Monday Night Football! Every Monday night there will be a raffle and giveaways during the football game. Weekly giveaways include beveled Diamond Peak mugs, lift tickets and T-shirts.

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North Lake Tahoe is one of the most accessible winter destinations in the country. Centrally located on the West coast, North Lake Tahoe is only 36 miles from the Reno-Tahoe International airport. Accessed via major air carriers with numerous non-stop and one-stop flights from origins across the US. North Lake Tahoe is only 2 hours from the Sacramento International Airport in California’s capital, and 4 hours from the San Francisco International Airport on Northern California’s coast.

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