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Bike Carson » Hobart Link Trail
As reported on Bike Carson “Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park Ranger Bill Champion is constructing a new trail at the State Park which will connect Hobart Reservoir to the Tahoe Rim Trail at the Marlette Peak Campground. This link will be a great addition to an already outstanding network of trails that begin at... »
New Peavine Trail Maps
Lee, Dale and Randy of The Poedunks made some new trail maps that they posted in Kiosks at the trailheads. I’ve updated our Peavine Maps page with the new maps. Please click over to the Poedunk Maps page and click the “Recommend” or “Like” buttons or post a comment. If you like the maps... »
Environmental Health of Ski Runs
Heard part of this on Capitol Public Radio this morning: Jennifer Burt “Researcher for the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences; she’s a restoration ecologist who recently studied the different ecological and financial implications of grading and clearing ski slopes.” “In active ski areas, I quantified the effects of different methods of ski slope... »
Halo Trail Work and Ride
If you haven’t ridden the newly completer Halo Trail, come check it out this Saturday. I’ll definitely do a lap after some finish work! The last two miles of the Halo trail are almost complete. Come join us this weekend to help do some finish work and seeding. Meeting at Hoge Road Trail Head,... »
McCain and Coburn want bikes out of the Transportation bill
Some crappy news about the Transportation bill and those looking to prevent federal funds being spent on bike and pedestrian infrastructure: Speak up for Trails, Walking and Biking Now On Tuesday, September 15, Senators John McCain (Ariz.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.) issued two amendments to the FY10 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill.... »
More tension and violence over OHVs in the west…
Caught wind of this through NevadaDNCR: Property owners across the country report that they have been threatened and their homes vandalized by off-road-vehicle users. In Nevada, Pennsylvania and elsewhere, rangers say riders have punched them or charged them with their vehicles. Read more -M »
Peavine-Keystone Volunteer Trail Day
The following PR from Washoe County Parks was forwarded to me by Smella. Thanks Smela!!! -M December 6 at the East Keystone Canyon Trailhead Reno, Nevada. Volunteers will help put the finishing touches on the newly constructed trail connecting the East and West Keystone Canyon Trailheads during Peavine-Keystone Volunteer Trail Day from 10:00... »
Nevada Wilderness Project Scores One for Gold Butte!
Congrats to our friends @ the Nevada Wilderness Project for getting the “the Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act” introduced to Congress last week. I know they’ve been working on getting legislation for Gold Butte for quite a while. Check out the post on the issue over @ weethump and post a comment to... »
Reno Trail Data
The other day @ the Washoe RTC Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee, SAS and I met Billy Sibley, Open Space and Trails Coordinator for City of Reno Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department. He asked if I knew the trails around here… I said yeah, and I know a GIS geek too… He says he... »
incline lake now owned by USFS
Good news! One of TBS’s favorite local backcountry ski spots is no longer private property festooned with no trespassing signs that we have to ignore. RENO (AP) — A scenic 750-acre enclave in the Lake Tahoe Basin, once a Nevada version of California’s Bohemian Club for the rich and powerful, is now in the... »