As if you hadn’t already noticed, it was warm in 2014 – the year that just slipped into history 10 days ago. Two stories summarized the findings of recent scientific analyses of the state of the climate in 2014. One focusing on California is found in SFGATE.COM and another focusing on Nevada and Reno is found in RGJ.COM. Briefly, scientists Continue Reading »
Wildlife live along the Truckee River all the way out to Pyramid Lake. Bears have even wandered down the river to Pyramid Lake communities several years back. Didn’t see anything quite so exotic this weekend, but it is always a delight to find wild animals along the Truckee. This sleek and resourceful predator lives along Continue Reading »
Ever see a small dark bird bouncing on rocks then diving into the water in the Truckee? Most likely you’ve spied an American Dipper called by some a water ouzel. Dippers are quick to disappear on their dives and can reappear elsewhere in the stream with amazing speed. Today we took a walk along the river at Idlewild Continue Reading »
The snow pack for the Truckee River and Lake Tahoe is below normal for the end of December– again. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported the Truckee River basin snowpack at 67% and the Lake Tahoe snowpack at 44% of “normal”. December and January are usually the heavy lifters when it comes to providing the bulk of Continue Reading »
We had some very high winds in the last storm in the mountains and apparently at Lake Tahoe, too. (BTW, the storm didn’t do diddly squat here in Reno and not much for the Truckee River either as far as I can tell, but more on that later). High winds actually brought out surfers to Lake Continue Reading »