Tahoe’s fantastic fall season
Naturalist John Muir famously called the Sierra Nevada the Range of Light for “its glorious floods of light, seeing the sunbursts of morning among the icy peaks, the noonday radiance on the trees and rocks and snow, the flush of the alpenglow, and a thousand dashing waterfalls with their marvelous abundance of irised spray.”
I think Muir would agree that each season in the Range of Light brings its own special hues to the peaks and valleys of the Sierra, with none so brilliant as fall, in my opinion. At the first flush of color in the aspen groves, my heart races with excitement at the magnificent display of golds and fiery oranges and reds that appear seemingly overnight. While it’s a brief display lasting sometimes only weeks, it’s a time to celebrate the glorious arrival of fall.
Take the time to revisit hiking and mountain bike trails, paddle along Lake Tahoe shores, explore cycling routes and take the kids out to explore the forests – Spooner Lake and Taylor Creek are perfect for kids. We’ve put together some of our favorite Fall Outings to experience the best of the region’s fall colors in a new chart featured in this edition and at TheTahoeWeekly.com/Fall.
Historic walking tours
The Tahoe Sierra is full of fascinating history from the once-rowdy streets of downtown Truckee to Tahoe City, an early hub for the region’s logging and tourism industries, to the historic neighborhoods of South Shore. Historian Mark McLaughlin has traveled each of these historic regions and researched their history for his many stories on touring these historic areas.
For his latest installment, he explores the historic Lakeside Park neighborhood on the South Shore. Read about this historic tour and how to visit yourself and find information on his other historic tours at TheTahoeWeekly.com.
