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Just last week, the mountains of the Sierra Nevada were bare and brown. Leaves were long gone. We were in a holding pattern, just waiting and waiting for water to fall from the sky. A surprise storm in October blessedly drenched the Sierra...
This craft brewery's secret sauce is 100% Tahoe tap water June 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Alibi wants you to stop looking at your phone and make friends with your neighbors.Ryan Salm / Special to SFGATE Alibi isn’t the place our Tahoe editor would go to work remotely. Instead, it’s the spot she heads to after work for beers with friends or to quench her thirst after a long and dusty hike or bike ride. It’s the friendly community brew pub where new and old residents alike can finally get to know each other. You might even rub elbows with a billionaire disguised as a ski bum in a flann...
The Sunday Read: Julie Brown on the legendary creature in Lake Tahoe May 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Tahoe Tessie Photographer Ryan Salm stumbles upon one of the most mysterious creatures on the planet. While walking on the shores of Lake Tahoe, Salm noticed something strange emerge from the lake. Upon further glance, the creature was none other than Tahoe Tessie.Ryan Salm/Special to SFGATE When a colleague suggested I write a story about Tahoe Tessie, I admit I was at first skeptical. To me, Tahoe Tessie is like the dad joke you’ve been hearing on repeat since you were 5 years old, and ye...
'There's something out there': The enduring legend of Tahoe Tessie FacebookTwitterEmail Tahoe Tessie in her element. Photographer Ryan Salm stumbles upon one of the most mysterious creatures on the planet. While walking on the shores of Lake Tahoe, Salm noticed something strange emerge from the lake. Upon further glance, the creature was none other than Tahoe Tessie.Ryan Salm/Special to SFGATE One morning at dawn on Lake Tahoe, many years ago, a charter fishing boat named “Big Mack” roared across calm water. Mickey Daniels steered the boat about a half-mile offshore. A Placer County Sh...