Archive for August 2015
By Michelle Portesi
View from the back deck at the 1882 Bar and Grill. Photo by Michelle Portesi
Located in the back of the old River Street Inn is the new 1882 Bar and Grill. Thus named because the building was actually built in 1882. (See! The west coast doesn’t tear everything down when it gets old!) Overlooking the Truckee River and a hop, skip and a jump from Old Downtown Truckee, it’s a little bit of New Orleans tucked away in the Sierras.
The menu features Barbecued Brisket, Pulled Pork, Tri Tip, Chicken, Ribs, New York Steak and much more. It’s BBQ served multiple ways and you can have them as an entre, in a salad or on a sandwich. A wide variety of side dishes and appetizers fill the rest of the menu. The restaurant also offers a full bar with some of their own specialty drinks. My friend Joan had the best red beer ever. I could smell the fresh lushness of the bloody Mary mix without even tasting it. (Low salt diet forbids any partaking unfortunately…) We must have inadvertently hit them at happy hour, as drink prices were beyond reasonable for a tourist town. I had their hard cider which was just the refreshing drink I needed to compliment my meal while sitting on the back deck and watching the river roll by.
Fun in the sun or dining by starlight on the deck at 1882 Bar and Grill
I’ve eaten here twice already and it has been a very pleasant experience both times. The food is fresh, delicious and the portions are hearty, which is why we didn’t order the following…
Beignets!!! Let’s get real here. No self respecting homage to New Orleans would be complete without these tasty treats. If you’ve never indulged in these little puffy fluffs of French fritter heaven covered in powdered sugar, you really need to get out more. To remedy that, plan for a lunch or dinner – and dessert! at the 1882 Bar and Grill.
Beignets. Oh the yummyness!
To view their complete menu, go here: www.riverstreetinntruckee.com/1882-Menu.pdf
To learn more about the 1882 Bar and Grill, Tahoe Weekly did an excellent article on them: thetahoeweekly.com/2015/01/1882-bar-grill-truckee-river
You can also follow them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/1882-Bar-and-Grill
Location: 10009 East River Street between Donner Pass Road and West River Street.
Hours of operation: 11:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Contact: (530) 550-9222
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By Tim Hauserman
The Sawtooth is a trail built for mountain biking just a stone’s throw from the Sierra Meadows neighborhood south of Brockway Drive. I hadn’t ridden it in years when I made the good decision to give it another go recently.
Sawtooth is a ten mile loop trail, which begins just off Forest Service Road 06. This major dirt road is part of the route for The Great Ski Race. If you were to keep following it south, you would eventually hit the Fiberboard Freeway near Watson Peak and Watson Lake. The Fiberboard is a Forest Service Road between Brockway Summit and Tahoe City, from which a host of popular single track trails spins off, including the Tahoe Rim Trail.
The Sawtooth trail is not difficult when it comes to the amount of ups and downs you will encounter, but most riders will find it challenging because of the rocky terrain and the numerous quick, sharp turns. The trick is to keep enough speed to make it over the rocks, while going slow enough to survive the hairpin turns. It’s a fun ride.
Fairly quickly, the trail makes it’s way over to the top of the Truckee River canyon, where a series of ridge top views of the Truckee River and Highway 89 await. Past the views the trail winds through Jeffrey pine and fir forest, with a thick understory of manzanita and ground hugging squaw carpet. You reach the southern most point on the trail at a crossing of FS 06. Now the trail becomes smoother, with fewer rocky sections and you have a chance to step on the pedals and get some speed going. You will also find a few decent climbs to get your heart pumping. The trail eventually hits FS 06 a second time and you are given an option: Cross the road and reconnect with a portion of the trail you have already ridden, back over a mile of rocky terrain to the trailhead, or roar down FS 06 back to your car. The entire loop should take the average rider about an hour and a half.
Trailhead: Drive through Sierra Meadows to Thelin. Follow it to the dirt and then find the trailhead on your right.
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Located in lovely Tahoe Donner, there are so many amenities that come with living in this area. Sporting a recreation center complete with workout room and pool, an equestrian center, ski area, Nordic ski center, golf course and private beach located at Donner Lake and much more, this is a perfect area for year round residences and vacation homes alike.
3 Bedroom 2 Car Garage
2 Bath 1600 Square Feet
Incredible setting with panoramic mountain views towards Mt Rose and the Carson Range. Property is .6 acres
and backs to 9 acres for added privacy. This home feels like a cabin with vaulted wood ceilings, wood accent
walls throughout, river rock hearth with woodstove & pine lined airlock entry. Property has newer furnace (2012), GE Profile kitchen appliances & defensible space is complete. Very well maintained & ideal location in Tahoe Donner. Relax on the deck and enjoy the sunrises and alpenglow evenings.
For more information, please visit my website: www.lynnrichardson.net , and then give me a call to view this property.
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