By Tim Hauserman Humans practice a form of collective amnesia when it comes to weather events and climate. The recent dropping of Lake Tahoe below it’s natural rim of 6223 feet is a classic example. I heard a great deal of consternation among the local populace over Continue Reading
Bonsai Beach Cleanup III
By Tim Hauserman The Bonsai rock is an iconic granite boulder sitting just off the east shore of Lake Tahoe. It stands out amongst the thousands of other equally spectacular boulders because a tiny tree valiantly grows from it’s top. It’s a story of beating nearly Continue Reading
Mt. Houghton: A New Mountain to climb
By Tim Hauserman You don’t really need an excuse to hike the Tahoe Rim Trail, but when a new segment or realignment pops up, it’s well worth checking it out. It’s sure to be beautiful, and those Tahoe Rim Trail Association trail builders are the best in the business. A Continue Reading
End of Summer? Nah!
By Tim Hauserman Yes, it’s happened once again. This incredibly fleeting event we call a Lake Tahoe summer is coming to a close. It gives us warm temperatures, blue skies (well, most of the time) and lots of fun things to do. We’ve been out riding our bikes at Tahoe Continue Reading
Wine and Wisdom at Sugar Pine!
By Tim Hauserman Author Frances Dikelspiel’s great, great grandfather Isias Hellman in 1903 constructed the building that was to become the Hellman-Ehrman Mansion, the centerpiece of Sugar Pine Point State Park. She has written a book, “Towers of Gold,” about the Continue Reading
Leave the car at home, get there by boat
By Tim Hauserman Summer in Tahoe is a beautiful thing. We’ve got the gorgeous blue skies. And day after day of Goldilocks temperatures. There are endless opportunities for recreation whether it is mountain biking at Burton Creek State Park, paddleboarding over to Emerald Continue Reading
Tahoe Music Institute
By Tim Hauserman Recently I attended a classic music recital put on by the Tahoe Music Institute. The institute is a local group of musicians who teach classical music to kids and adults in North Tahoe. The performance was an opportunity for the teachers and other Continue Reading
North Tahoe Outdoor Summer Concert Series
By Tim Hauserman It’s almost here. Time to get out there with friends and listen to music in the warm Tahoe summertime. There are plenty of places to enjoy the tunes this summer. On Thursdays, you can head to downtown Truckee for Truckee Thursdays and dance in the beer Continue Reading
Kids Do better outside
By Tim Hauserman A few years ago, a book was published called “Last Child in the Woods” by Richard Louv. It talked about how when we were kids, we spent most of the day playing outside, away from our parents, only coming home when it was time for dinner. These day, when Continue Reading
Forty one years in Tahoe
By Tim Hauserman Trudi Lee was only eight years old when she and her mother made a harrowing escape from Communist China to move to Los Angeles to be with her father. She spent the next 15 years in Southern California, learning how to become an American while Continue Reading
Trudi Lee has been selling and listing residential real estate at North Lake Tahoe for over 30 years. Her real estate philosophy maintains a meticulous attention to the needs of her clients…