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Posted by jeffpelline on February 8, 2017 · Leave a Comment
THOUGH MOUNTAIN RESORTS ARE appealing, some people would rather stay out of the deep snow and take easy day-trips to the slopes. In Colorado, Après Ski Denver now has a following. Here’s a locals’ secret in the Sierra foothills—historic towns such as Nevada City, Grass Valley, Auburn, Sutter Creek and Plymouth are all less congested […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on April 19, 2016 · Leave a Comment
This spring is going to be a “super bloom” of wildflowers, thanks to welcome El Niño rains after a prolonged drought. The biggest explosion of wildflowers in a decade is expected at Death Valley, one of the hottest and driest places on Earth. In April, orange-and-gold California poppies carpet the hillsides in the foothills around […]
Filed under Art, FWA blog · Tagged with Amador County, American River Canyon, Auburn, Buttermilk Bend Trail, Chinese Houses and Bird's Eye Gilia, Daffodil Hill, Donner Summit, Elizabeth Carmel, Fairy Lanterns, Grass Valley, Larkspur, Nevada City, Shooting Stars, Shootings Stars, South Yuba River, South Yuba State Park, Springtime at Ananda, super bloom, Truckee, Western Buttercups, Western Columbine, wildflowers, Yosemite High Country
Posted by jeffpelline on January 21, 2016 · Leave a Comment
THOUGH KNOWN FOR ITS LEAF PEEPING, Victorian Christmas and pristine swimming holes in the South Yuba River, historic Nevada City also is an extraordinary winter getaway. Though usually below the snow line, Nevada City is only a one-hour drive to ski resorts on Donner Summit, including Sugar Bowl, Boreal and Royal Gorge, North America’s largest […]
Filed under Food, FWA blog · Tagged with "snowless" escape, An Inner Sanctum, art galleries, B&Bs, bars, Boreal, brewpubs, California Gold, cross-country skiing, Donner Summit, Judi's of Nevada City, live music, Mardi Gras, motels, Nevada City, restaurants, Royal Gorge, shopping, skiing, Sugar Bowl, The Fur Traders, The Mine Shaft, The Nevada City Inn, The Truffle Shop, theater, Victorian inns, visit Nevada City, Wine tasting, Yabobo
Posted by jeffpelline on July 8, 2015 · Leave a Comment
ART TOURS TRUCKEE OPEN ART STUDIOS TOUR Nevada County Arts presents the first annual Truckee Open Art Studios Tour July 17-19 and 24-26. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. The tour allows visitors to experience art from its creative spark to finished product with about 30 Truckee-area artists, including nationally known painters, sculptors, multi-media artists and woodworkers. […]
Filed under Art · Tagged with Art, art tour, Art Tours, artists, Carla Beebe, Creative Truckee, Donner Summit, Fall Colors Open Studios Tour, Grass Valley, open studios, Placer County, Sand Harbor State Park, Shakespeare Stage, Spooner Lake, The Center for the Arts, Trails & Vistas, Trails and Vistas, Truckee, Truckee Open Art Studios Tour, western Nevada County
Posted by jeffpelline on January 26, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Coming soon – “On Truckee Time” – a timelapse view of beautiful Truckee like you have never seen it before, from Grant Kaye. On Truckee Time is a timelapse short film showcasing the scenery and natural splendor of Truckee, California including: Prosser, Donner Lake, Donner Summit, Boca, Castle Peak, Martis Valley, Downtown Truckee, and many […]
Posted by jeffpelline on October 26, 2014 · Leave a Comment
HISTORIC HIGHWAY 40 Weather permitting, take an old time Sunday drive at slow speed along Old Hwy. 40 from Rocklin to Donner Pass and Truckee— or a “leg” or two—instead of Interstate 80. The fall colors are spectacular. “You will see the parade of rich history that formed California: the path of the Native American […]
Filed under Food · Tagged with Bierwagen's Donner Fruit Trail, Blackwood Canyon, Chicago Park, Colfax, Colfax Highway, Donner Pass, Donner Summit, Grass Valley, Happy Apple Kitchen, historyc Highway 40, Homewood, Lake Tahoe, Loomis, Montoliva, Nevada City, Nevada County, Old Town Auburn, Placer County, Solune, Tahoe City, Truckee, Yuba River
Posted by jeffpelline on March 29, 2014 · Leave a Comment
“STEEPED IN TRADITION AND MODERN in amenities” is the motto of Sugar Bowl Resort, which has been California owned and operated since 1939. This past year alone Sugar Bowl invested more than $20 million into widespread upgrades, including a new chairlift that opens an entire peak to lift-served skiing. The Crow’s Peak chairlift, a triple, […]
Posted by jeffpelline on March 29, 2014 · Leave a Comment
THOUGH MOUNTAIN RESORTS ARE APPEALING, some people would rather stay out of the snow and take day-trips to the slopes. Après Ski Denver now has a following. Here’s a locals’ secret in the Sierra foothills— Nevada City, Grass Valley and Auburn are “snowless” escapes—but only a one-hour drive to Sugar Bowl Resort and Royal Gorge […]
Filed under Food · Tagged with apres ski, Auburn, Boreal Mountain Resort, Broad Street Inn, Donner Summit, explore, Gold Miners Inn/Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Courtyard Suites, Lamb's Victorian Inn, Nevada City, Outside Inn, royal gorge XC, Sierra Mountain Inn, Suger Bowl Resort, The Center for the Arts
Posted by jeffpelline on February 7, 2014 · Leave a Comment
THE SIERRA NEVADA WAS recently named one of the world’s most beautiful mountain ranges, joining the Himalayas, Andes and others by UnofficialNetworks.com, a skiing website. “The Sierra is home to three national parks, 20 wilderness areas and two national monuments,” it observed. The Sierra offers world-class winter activities, not to mention spectacular views from Lake […]
Filed under Food, FWA blog · Tagged with Dave McCoy, Donner Summit, Donner Summit Historical Society, Ed Z'Berg Sugar Pine Point State Park, explore, Homewood, Julie Mancusco, Lake Tahoe, Mammoth Mountain, Melissa Arnot, Rob Lowe, Sierra Nevada, Sochi Winter Olympics, Sugar Bowl, The Center for the Arts, Truckee, Walt Disney, West Shore Sports, Yosemite National Park
Posted by jeffpelline on December 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment
About 1 1/2 to 2 feet of new snow blanketed Truckee-Tahoe ski resorts on Friday, creating the best skiing conditions of the season and a winter wonderland. Resorts that reported major snowfall included, Boreal, Sugar Bowl (opening today with powder conditions), Northstar California, Squaw (Squaw Creek lift is expected to open today), Heavenly, Kirkwood, Sierra […]
Filed under Food, FWA blog · Tagged with Alpine Meadows, Auburn, Boreal, Cedar House Sport Hotel, Cornish Christmas, Daimond Peak, Donner Summit, explore, Festival of Lights, Foothills Farmers Market, Grass Valley, Heavenly, Homewood, Kirkwood, Mt. Rose, Music in The Mountains, Nevada City, Northstar California, Resort at Squaw Creek, Sierra-at-Tahoe, Squaw, Sugar Bowl, Tahoe, Truckee
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