James II of Scotland banned golf in 1457 because the game was distracting the men from their archery practice. Almost 600 years on, no one claims the sport threatens the realm, but plenty claim the obsession with long drives down the fairway and putts for par...
The day started on a high. I had just wrapped a sunrise backcountry tour up Jake’s Peak before work—one of those mornings where everything aligns. Deep snow, warm alpenglow and that post-ride bliss humming through my chest. I sat at a red light on Al...
Even 200 feet away, the ringing metallic sound is unmistakable: “Bbbbringg!” “Bangin’ chains,” as disc golfers call the sound—and on this warm August evening at Truckee Regional Park, the reverberation of the noise hasn’t even left the air before it is drowned out by a raucous...
Below my shoes, the see-through grated steel plank reveals nothing but airspace for what appears to be 1,000 vertical feet. As someone who’s not a fan of bungee jumping or peering over precipices, I feel a twist in my stomach as a awind gust blows...
Phoebe Rogers will never forget her introduction to sailing. She was 14 years old and competing with her stepdad in the Tahoe Yacht Club’s Wednesday night race series when the boat caught a strong gust of wind and tilted to its side, accelerating in silence...
I was about 13 years old, living in the suburbs of Connecticut, when a major storm rolled in. It may have even been a hurricane, but at this point, I’m too old to remember the details. ...
If there’s one thing hikers, mountain bikers, anglers, equestrians, and even regional water and wildlife managers can all agree on, it’s the stunning beauty and value of Marlette Lake. ...
Before the advent of modern bike parks, if kids weren’t racing BMX on a proper track, they were building janky jumps out of plywood and foot stools in driveways, sidewalks and cul-de-sacs across America. Bloody shins, missing teeth and arms in slings were badges of...
Settlers in horse-drawn wagons once crossed the Sierra Nevada in search of a better tomorrow, lured by the glow of gold on the horizon. The mineral may not be magnetic, but it still managed to exert a pull on the rest of the country and...
Everybody wants to feel like a hero. And one of the places where that’s possible is Old Greenwood Golf Course, part of the Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee. Because the course is situated at nearly 6,000 feet in elevation, making it one of the highest...