Posts Tagged ‘nature’

The Tahoe Fund has announced three new Signature Projects for its 2018 fundraising season. Each project will improve outdoor recreation and Tahoe’s environment in the Basin. This year’s projects include Tahoe Rim Trail restoration in Desolation Wilderness to improve usability and safety; construction of the Kings Beach Trail into a multi-feature trail; and planting 10,000…

The newest trend in luxury development is making sure the natural beauty of the surroundings is highlighted. Here at Parc Forêt at Montrêux, it has always been a desire and a necessity to keep as many of the gorgeous, tall pines that surround our homes and to even make them focal points of the architectural…

All across Reno-Tahoe, ski resorts have all kinds of new features. After five consecutive years of drought, local ski resorts are back to the drawing board and have turned some amazing new snow features for Reno-Tahoe skiers and boarders. Mount Rose What’s new? New beginner terrain: The Enchanted Forest family area is getting 4 new trails…

Change up your next family weekend get-away: camp in style. Camping no longer means packing up cots and sleeping bags, coolers full of hot dogs and potato salad. “Glamping” is the new way to vacation outdoors! Glamour camping is perfect for those that want to enjoy the outdoors without leaving behind modern luxuries. Some places…

This mountain biking loop might as well be in Montrêux’s backyard. Thomas Creek and Whites Creek run down Mount Rose on the opposite side of Mount Rose Highway from Montrêux. Along and across these creeks run beautiful trails that climb in elevation and reach the Mount Rose wilderness. Hikers, bikers and horseback riders alike enjoy these…

Location, location, location? Here in Montrêux, we are lucky enough to live in a welcoming community surrounded by beauty, but cannot forget other things to consider when moving to a new home and especially a new area. The View Are the views out your windows things you want to look at for as long as you…

Traveling around the golf course just got much more interactive. The GolfBoard is revolutionizing the way we travel the golf course, taking influence from both snowboarding and surfing. “You can’t deny the functionality of it, you can’t deny the fun of it, and you can’t deny the athleticism of it. It just has too many things…

This 29th annual classic car festival is moving it’s kickoff weekend from South Lake Tahoe to Virginia City. For the last four years, the kickoff weekend to the region’s largest special event, Hot August Nights, has been in South Lake Tahoe, California. Tony Marini, executive director of Hot August Nights says that they have loved…

Prepare so you don’t need to protect. Fires are forces of destruction that can take down acres upon acres of gorgeous forests, and each summer, we see this happen. The King Fire of 2014 and the Washington Fire of 2015 can serve as examples of what can happen to a gorgeous amount of forest when a…

Guernsey experiences great relaxation when it comes to taxes. Taking up approximately 30 square miles and one of only seven islands within the English Channel, Guernsey boasts a beautiful coastline as well as a spectacular main town. Guernsey was once part of Normandy, hence the French street names, but now exists outside of the European Union.…