A wascally wabbit as a woomie
Looks like I’ve got a housemate for the winter:
He crawls out from under the front porch every so often and just sits there, motionless, for several hours on end. Meditating? What do wabbits meditate about?
Archive for 2009
Union Pacific Railroad needs convincing on Mousehole(?)
According to this Sierra Sun article the railroad isn’t convinced of a pedestrian tunnels feasibility at the Mousehole. Fear is construction could cause the tracks to sag. Funny, here’s a similar pedestrian tunnel under the UP tracks in Davis, which seems to have been built after the railway embankment:
It seems to me [...]
Zombie deer invade!
Time once again for the fall invasion of the deer through Tahoe Donner and my yard on their way to lower elevations. There are 9, count ‘em, nine deer in this picture:
This other one came right up to the front door, as if looking for a hand out:
Fortunately I’m not into flower gardening. [...]
Ancient Tahoe Donner CCR’s discovered
ORIGINAL TAHOE DONNER HOA RULES DISCOVERED
Burrowing around in the E Clampus Vitus, archives I uncovered an early version of the Tahoe Donner CC&Rs:
Architectural Standards
In the interests of maintaining esthetic harmony and property values all structures except stills, slaughterhouses, smokehouses, chicken coops, cattle barns, horse stables, pigsties and outhouses shall be constructed of sugar [...]
Tahoe Donner - the easiest summit hike in the Sierra
Tahoe Donner features the Northern Sierra’s easiest hike or bike ride with panoramic ridge and summit views. Make your way to the Glacier Way parking lot off Skislope way and follow the yellow route on the map to Hawks Peak.
About 6 miles out-and-back.
How to ski slushy spring conditions
Get up at 5 a.m. If it’s already above freezing, consider going back to bed. Or to work.
Arrive at ski area 30 minutes before it opens. Some areas open extra early in the morning during spring. Consider skiing there even if you have a pass elsewhere. [...]
A backside ski lift for Tahoe Donner Downhill
While riding the Eagle lift a while back I encountered an in-the-know fellow who mentioned a proposal kicking around for a backside lift from the base of Walt’s or Hans Down to the Sno-Cat garage at the crest of Skislope.
I think this is a good idea for two reasons. First, we cater to beginners and [...]
