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  1. SUP Yoga with the Floating BOGA Yoga Studio

    "Step away from the traditional walls of a studio and onto your floating mat – a BOGA Yoga paddleboard. Here you will connect with the elements and experience yoga like you never have before. Breathe in the fresh air and flow through yoga poses in rhythm with the gently rippling water. You'll learn the basic of paddleboarding at the beginning...
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  2. Spend a Quiet Night at Emerald Bay's Boat-in Campground This Summer

    Spend a Quiet Night at Emerald Bay's Boat-in Campground This Summer

    Summer in Tahoe is a beautiful time; it is also however quite a busy time with traffic jams and full campgrounds. It can be a hectic and frustrating time in this picturesque place so many of us calls home. However there are many options to escape the busy summer season and enjoy a quieter piece of Tahoe. One such option...
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  3. The Sawyer MINI: Lightweight, Versatile, and Effective

    The Sawyer MINI: Lightweight, Versatile, and Effective

    by Jesse Cassidy Water purification systems can often times be expensive, and hard to use. With so many working parts and filters that need to be replaced, they are quite a pain. However, a new water purification system has been developed by Sawyer that changes all your previous notions of how filter systems work. The Sawyer MINI water filtration system...
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  4. Lake Genevieve, One of Our Favorite Summer Hikes

    Lake Genevieve, One of Our Favorite Summer Hikes

    With summer upon us in the Truckee Tahoe region, we would like to share with you some of our favorite hiking trails in the area. From Donner to South Lake, the Tahoe area has some of the best hiking around, from lakeside strolls along Tahoe, to long climbs in Desolation Wilderness; we’d like to highlight some of our personal favorites...
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  5. Tahoe Truckee Fourth of July Events

    Tahoe Truckee Fourth of July Events

    Thursday, July 3: Kings Beach Fireworks and Beach Party Before the fireworks enjoy beer/wine, food vendors, free watermelon, sand castle building and more. Firework seating is $12, festivities begin at 4 p.m., North Tahoe Event Center, Kings Beach. For more information visit northtahoebusiness.org. Friday, July 4: Tahoe City’s Fun Zone Practice your throw with a dunk tank, bean bag toss...
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  6. Trekking Poles...What do they really do?

    Trekking Poles...What do they really do?

    By Jesse Cassidy When out hiking, we often see many of our fellow hikers passing us and carrying poles, trekking poles to be exact, and sometimes we ask ourselves, does it really do anything? Well the answer is yes, for a majority of the hikes out there, trekking poles create a major advantage and make your hike just a little...
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  7. Salomon Running TV Season 3 Episode 8: Into The Light

    Salomon Running TV S03 E08 - Into the Light from Salomon Running on Vimeo.
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  8. Shane Perrin Sets New SUP Still Water Record: 95.6 miles in 24 hours

    Shane Perrin Sets New SUP Still Water Record: 95.6 miles in 24 hours

    Photo: Daren Wolf St. Louis distance paddler Shane Perrin is no stranger to breaking new ground, being the first SUP athlete to complete endurance races including La Ruta Maya, The Texas Water Safari, and the MR340—races typically contested in canoes and kayaks. So, it’s no surprise that Perrin just established a new high water mark for most still water miles...
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  9. Emotion Kayaks Temptation: A Great Performing Kayak at a Killer Price

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  10. Deep Water Soloing the Sheer Limestone Cliffs of Oman

    "“Do you mind if I look around?” Alex asks the villagers. We’re standing with a group of fishermen in front of a small mosque in northern Oman. A row of whitewashed buildings lines the pebbly beach. Behind the village rises a sheer 3,000-foot cliff that shimmers under a blistering midday sun. “You can do as you please,” says Taha Abdullah...
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