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Join us as we celebrate the Tahoe Bike Challenge with a community BIKE PATH CLEANUP event on Saturday, June 13th from 10am-noon.

Volunteers can meet at one of four locations throughout South Tahoe to pick up litter from the areas around our bike paths. Then we’ll meet up at the League to Save Lake Tahoe office (2608 Lake Tahoe Blvd.) for a free lunch, raffle and celebration after 12pm. All ages are welcome and all supplies will be provided!

Battle Born 1864 ‘Brews, Bikes, and Bubbly’ and the Twelve Annual Extreme Motor Officer Training Challenge take place in scenic downtown Carson City on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27 and run in conjunction with the Karson Krusers’ Run Whatcha’ Brung Show and Shine Car Show at Fuji Park.

Enter to win the Mustache competition, the 'Fast Draw' contest, the pin-up girl contest, or the tattoo competition. Meet the Naughty Tea Mistresses, the Carson Victory Rollers Roller Derby Team, and the Nevada Pony Express Riders.

Welcome to Wednesday, Carson City. One day closer to the weekend, and one day closer to June. Carson City truly shines in the summertime with events like the Taste of Downtown, Blinky Man, and the Fathers’ Day Powwow at the Stewart Indian School. New to hit downtown this year is Battleborn Brews, Bikes, and Bubbly: sure to be a fun time.

WEDNESDAY:

• CCAI Exhibit: BRIC Art 5 at the BRIC: 108 E Proctor Street (8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm)
• ‘Forevermore’ by artist Su Limbert at the LXS Gallery in the Legislature Building

There will be a Show N’ Shine fundraiser on Saturday, June 13 at Johnny Rockets, located at Carson Lanes in Carson City, in support of the Lennon Family.

The Lennon’s are not ones to ask for help or put their financial problems out there for everyone to know, however, the unexpected medical bills have began to pile up and the family is in need.

The Show ’N Shine is being put on by Freaks of Nature Truck Club in conjunction with Johnny Rockets. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot.

Come and Check us out! Huge garage sale! Tons of Stuff!
2807 Lukens Lane, Carson City, NV, 89706
No Early Birds!!! But come and join us between 8-4pm both days
Friday May 29th and Saturday May 30th
Some items include:
Tools!!!
Furniture!!
Sporting Equipment!!
Bikes!!
Kayak!!
and a whole lot more

Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell, Sheriff Kenny Furlong, city supervisors Karen Abowd and Lori Bagwell and others rode their bikes around the west side of Carson City this morning to kick off Bike Month 2015, sponsored by Muscle Powered Carson City.

Lake Tahoe’s natural geography of steep climbs and long descents against postcard views will offer plenty of sites to catch race action as the top women cyclists compete in Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California Women’s Race Empowered with SRAM, May 8-9.

With the start and finish line at Heavenly’s California Base Lodge, spectators will be updated with live race announcements, and entertained with high-energy music, local and Amgen Tour of California exhibitors, food and beverage.

Virginia City Grand Prix is a race of racers. It’s a nasty rocky race against time. The track is unseen and not pre mapped out for riders prior to the race. It’s kept as a mystery and riders take the punches as they come. The track is just trails in the hills of Nevada. No track maintenance or perfectly groomed jumps here. Track length is 21-25 miles long, this year it was 22.1. Our group signed up for Sunday.

A runner reported missing in Saturday’s Escape From Prison Hill Challenge was found after becoming lost, according to Carson City Sheriff's Office dispatch.

Carson City Search and Rescue was called Saturday afternoon to the area of Silver Saddle Ranch east of Carson City for the participant who had not checked out after the race. The man’s vehicle remained in the parking area and he had not check out, according to dispatch.

Vendor spaces are filling up fast for this year's Battle Born Brews, Bikes, and Bubbly, in conjunction with the Extreme Motor Officer Challenge, held in Historic Downtown Carson City Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27.

Booths are 10’x10’ spaces (unless otherwise agreed upon) and the exact location will be available at check-in. Exhibitors must remain in their assigned area and occupy their booths during open hours of the event: Friday check-in at 10 a.m., event goes from 12 p.m. until 11 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. until 9 p.m.

This morning, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, which means we are in for six more weeks of winter. While, in Carson City this means hope for a few more powder days in a very powder-light season, the east coast is less than happy by the news. Ultimately, it’s about one thing — perspective.

One person is dead and another in serious condition after an accident involving two motorcycles on Geiger Grade, State Route 341, Monday evening.

Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol were dispatched at 4:15 p.m. to a motorcycle accident that occurred on State Route Geiger Grade between mile posts two and three in Washoe County just south of Loftis Dr. The name of the deceased rider has not been released pending notification of family.

After a long wait with much anticipation, I finally got a chance to take the new fat bike out for its first snow ride. Acting on a tip that there was good snow cover with several miles of snow machine tracks up near Carson Pass, I loaded the bike up in the car and headed up to Red Lake on Highway 88.

A few years of below average snowfall has rendered Washoe Lake a small pond. It doesn’t happen very often, but occasionally Washoe Lake will disappear completely in such conditions. After a recent hike out onto the dry lake bed to investigate the conditions, I realized what a fun ride it’d be to explore the area on fat bikes while we had the chance. It also happened that our first window to do the ride came about during the evening after the sun went down.

A party of eight friends just returned from a fun-filled day at Apple Hill, California. Those ladies were: Mary Bottoms, Laurie Harig, Patti Isaman, Mary Morris, Elaine Quilici and Kathi Quilici, all of Carson City, plus Emily Bradburn and Carolyn Harton of Dayton. For three of them, it was their first tour-bus visit to Apple Hill.
And if you are a newcomer to our area or if you have never been there, fall is a great time of the year to visit Apple Hill like they did.

If you are a newcomer, about now you are probably wondering, “What and where in the heck is Apple Hill?”

Last weekend we got up to South Lake Tahoe to check out some of the trails they’ve been building up there. To get to the trailhead, we headed south on Pioneer Trail road just past the Casinos, then east on Oneidas Street near Meyers. We followed Oneidas Street until it became a narrow Forest Service road known as Fountain Place Road. We parked just past the creek crossing at a trailhead parking area.

Quaking Aspen trees are currently at their peak around the Sierra. You can also enjoy fall colors turning among the thousands of trees, bushes and shrubs right here in Carson City.

Just south of Silver Springs is Buckland’s Station, an old two story house built in 1870 by Samuel Buckland from the dismantled materials from Fort Churchill. This site was once a Pony Express stop, supply center for early pioneers and nearby Fort Churchill, and a former hotel. Today it’s a quiet old building in a park setting under the cottonwoods along the Carson River. I had a free afternoon recently, and decided to make the station my trailhead for an exploration loop around the mountains.

Now that Autumn has arrived, it’s a great time to explore the areas east of Carson City. These trails and back roads can be impassable in the winter, muddy in the Spring, and too hot during the Summer. This time of year, though, the dry conditions and mild temperatures make it the perfect time to go. One of our favorite Fall rides is the off-road route up to Virginia City via the American Flat Toll Road. With the area’s fun and lively Old West history, this ride has started to become an annual event.

I’ve had the Fat Bike bug ever since we tested the Salsa Mukluks in Sand Canyon last year. I finally broke down and added a Surly Pugsley to my collection, a fat bike with low pressure, 4″ wide tires. I spent about a week riding my usual trails, but then decided it was time to get the bike out in a place that the bike was really designed for. With its beaches and dunes, I thought Washoe Lake State Park might be fun to try after a weekend of rain.

Rain in the valleys and snow in the Sierra hasn’t stopped the thousands of motorcycle riders from cruising through Northern Nevada this weekend for the Fall rally of Street Vibrations.

With stops in Carson City, Reno, Lake Tahoe and Virginia City, riders decked out in ponchos and extra layers are making their way through the region, taking the long and short rides in poker runs, competitions, demonstrations and exhibitions.

Last weekend we attended the Giant Bicycles Demo up at Spooner Lake State Park hosted by Bike Habitat. Giant and Liv (Giant’s women’s line) had a wide variety of 2015 model year bikes to try out, both mountain and road machines. Here’s a look at what we saw.

My son and I joined the Muscle Powered Trail Crew over the weekend to work on the Kings Canyon to Ash Canyon Trail. The Bike Smith hosted this particular work day, and many of the guys from the shop were there to lend a hand. We arrived at the Kings Canyon trailhead at 9:00 AM where we received a safety talk, a hard hat, and trail tools to carry up to the work site.

Visitors and locals alike will find a variety of activities to enjoy in South Lake Tahoe Sunday, culminating with the Annual Labor Day Fireworks show.

The show features a simultaneous music broadcast that can be heard on local stations KRLT-FM 93.9 and KOWL - AM 1490. Show begins at 8:30 p.m. The fireworks are visible from all over town.

Saturday August 16, the Vegas to Reno Race got underway. With 300 entries, 125 Bikes, 175 Cars and trucks, 9 countries, 25 states and 535 miles of the roughest, siltest, twisted, Nevada Desert to run on.

The BEST IN THE DESERT, Vegas to Reno Race is the longest and richest Desert Race in the United States. Veteran Race Organizer, Casey Folks, said "This was a great race, fantastic weather, so happy to have these amazing Sponsors and world class Racers out having a good time, there is nothing like it."

The spirit of enterprise soars Saturday in Carson City with the grand opening of The WheelHouse, a skate, apparel, bike and supplement shop dedicated to those who push themselves upward in all the right ways.

Developed by three budding entrepreneurs committed to two and four-wheel adventures, WheelHouse is a concept store that offers a variety of urban and skate apparel, skateboards and bikes, as well as health and nutrition supplements.

This Saturday evening, June 14th, will be the 2nd annual Blinky Man cruiser ride, a costumed night time bike ride with lights! This fun social ride begins at 7:30PM, and visits some of Carson City’s favorite hangouts. At 8:30 PM, the sun goes down and all the lights go on.

Legends of the West Bike and Car Fest returns to Carson City today through Saturday. The motorcycle and car festival features events, contests, live entertainment, a show and shine, breakfast, raffles and awards. The show brings thousands of motorcycle and car enthusiasts to Carson City annually.

Featured again this year will be the Carson City Sheriff's Office Extreme Motor Officer Training Challenge. The 11th annual event will begin on Friday with highly skilled motor officers from across the country competing for top honors.

The Nevada Highway Patrol has identified two of the victims who died in Saturday's crash involving three motorcycles on Geiger Grade. They are James L. Wood, 68, of Silver Springs and Robert E. Sanders, 60, of Reno. Three others remain hospitalized.

According to NHP Trooper Dave Gibson, officers at around 9 a.m. to the accident scene on State Route 341 at Washoe mile marker 4 approximately 2.5 miles south of the Highway 395 a junction in South Reno.

As May comes to a close, it’s time to look back on all the fun events we had during Bike Month and thank our volunteers and sponsors who made it all possible!
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