Amy Westervelt is an award-winning radio and print journalist who contributes regularly to The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian UK, and the local NPR station, Reno Public Radio. She is also the co-host of the Range podcast, which focuses on the trailblazers and stories of the new American West. Amy lives in Truckee, Calif, where she spends any free time she gets exploring Lake Tahoe and its environs with her husband, two young sons, and their dogs.
It was 1960 and somehow an upstart resort in the Sierra Nevada mountains had won a bid to host the winter Olympics. Broadcast in color for the first time ever, that year’s Olympics introduced the world not only to some of California’s best skiing, but to one of the planet’s largest, bluest, and clearest freshwater lakes. Lake Tahoe fever erupted...
Lake Tahoe, California, is a popular weekend destination any time of year, but that’s especially true during a snowy winter. To make the most of a wintry 48 hours in the area and avoid spending the majority of your time waiting in line or stuck in traffic, you’ll need to plan ahead and think like a local. Head to Lake...
Lake Tahoe, California, has been a popular family destination for as long as it’s been attracting visitors. And for good reason: year-round outdoor activities that everyone can enjoy, reasonably priced meal options, and a glut of vacation homes and condos that make the perfect home-base for an enjoyable family vacation. Lodging on Lake Tahoe Check VRBO and AirBnB to find...
The couple of weeks I spent exploring Jordan — everything about that country surprised and delighted me: the food, the incredible diversity of both scenery and people, it’s the one place I’ve been that I think about returning to often.
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I think it’s one of the most beautiful places in the country, and there is so much to do there, but it’s hardly visited … in fact it boasts the country’s least-visited national park (Isle Royale, which is well worth a visit despite being pretty hard to get to).
That there’s always something to learn and that people will always surprise you.
I feel like it’s almost a cliche at this point, but I’m gonna have to say train. You get to see things you just can’t see any other way, it’s super comfortable, and I love that it just makes you slow down and stare out the window.