Sierra Rec

02/01/2026

For the past 10 years I have made a point of getting up on New Years day and going out on an adventure in the Sierra.
Never last year did I think my next one would be from a new home base in Washington. But I made the same effort and took in a new range and all it had to offer on New Years day 2026.

I missed being with my hiking buddy Tom Trelenberg but remembered the rain slog we did laat year in Lassen Volcanic National Park as I walked around the rain soaked forests here near Mount Baker.

11/12/2025

Clean Up The Lake sets out on their second lap of Lake Tahoe – “The 72 Mile Deep" Clean Up The Lake

Tahoe City, CA (December 11, 2025) – Clean Up The Lake (CUTL), the Tahoe nonprofit known for its environmental dive team, SCUBA cleanups, and completing the 72-mile cleanup of Lake Tahoe at depths of 0–25 feet in 2021 and 2022, is now going deeper into Lake Tahoe. https://sierrarecmagazine.com/lake-tahoe-clean-up-the-lake-efforts/

Clean Up The Lake sets out on their second lap of Lake Tahoe - “The 72 Mile Deep Clean” Tahoe City, CA (December 11, 2025) – Clean Up The Lake (CUTL), the

10/12/2025

The entire connected communities mission is fantastic. What a great trail addition to the Taylorsville area.

20/11/2025

When the sun breaks through the grey, the PNW has a way of showing off. Today I needex a closer and a bit different angle of this beauty. MT.BAKER from the shores of Shannon Lake and the Skagit River cooridor of the PNW.
Days like this..... are what its all about.

14/11/2025

A great river experience near Carson Valley

08/11/2025

It was a beautiful day for a hike inthe mokelumne wilderness.

04/11/2025

Carson City is having a moment.

Not only is it one of the most accessible winter basecamps in the Sierra — where you can ski Tahoe by day and come back to clear trails and small-town holiday magic at night — it’s also now stamped into PCT lore as the launch point of one of the most unique long-distance campaigns the Sierra saw this year.

Today, Lydia Beck of Visit Carson City returns to Sierra Rec Now to unpack both: https://open.spotify.com/episode/34lK5pJ0BqXXvil36ioZ6Y?si=y0hP1a9DTP2jaEqEyCXS_w

Visit Carson City

28/10/2025

Enjoy todays episode with Julianne Mahoney. Back home and recovering from her trip on the Capital to Canada Quest out of Carson City this summer on the PCT. Visit Carson City

By Charlie Pankey | Sierra Rec Magazine – Sierra Rec Now Podcast A Journey That Began in Carson City When Julianne Mahoney set out from Carson City,

25/10/2025

The Wildland Crew will be starting a new fuels-reduction project this Monday, October 27th, at Riverview Park in partnership with Carson City Parks and Recreation. This project will focus on […]

21/10/2025

A great show today with Kimberly Vaughn talking about the new Yosemite Celtic festival and Highlands games coming to Oakhurst Nov. 1-2. Get your Celt on and end Joy the wonderful local insights in todays podcast episode.
Visit Yosemite Madera County Yosemite Celtic Festival

Join host Charlie Pankey for a fall adventure at the southern gates of Yosemite as he sits down with Kimberly Vaughan, director of the Yosemite Celtic Festiv...

17/10/2025

15/10/2025

🍂 New Episode! Fall in Carson Valley with Visit Carson Valley 🍂

This week on the Sierra Rec Now Podcast, we sit down with Keith Lewis and Josh Rudelbach from Visit Carson Valley to talk all things fall — from colorful trails and wild horses to upcoming events and the brand-new Ferris Fifty Endurance Run.

Hear how Carson Valley is becoming the Sierra’s hidden adventure hub — where BLM trails meet small-town charm, Topaz Lake offers quiet water escapes, and community events bring locals and travelers together.

🎧 Watch the full conversation on YouTube:
👉 https://youtu.be/SBZ1djEGZpA

📍 Featured topics include:
• The Outdoor Adventure Center groundbreaking in Carson City
• Fall hikes & trail systems around Genoa and Pine Nut Mountains
• Carson Valley festivals – Coffin Races, Dia de los Mu***os & more
• Behind the scenes of the Ferris Fifty Endurance Run (Nov. 8)
• Local insider tips for your fall visit

Visit Carson Valley

Fall in Carson Valley with Visit Carson Valley – Trails, Wild Horses & The Ferris Fifty Endurance RunIn this week’s Sierra Rec Now Podcast, host Charlie Pank...