South Lake Tahoe Wood Boat Show

This past weekend my family participated in the Wood Boat Show held in South Lake Tahoe.  This was held as a  benefit to support the Boys &  Girls Club. The ACBS put on a great show and I must say they treated their participants very well. The Thunderbird was there celebrating it’s 70th year on Lake Tahoe – she sure is a beauty! After a long day in the sun they fed us well with plenty of fluids to re-hydrate. Saturday I broke away for a hike to take in a spectacular view of Fallen Leaf Lake with Lake Tahoe in the background, it really makes me feel blessed to live where I do. Sunday many of the participants fired up their woodys and cruised across the lake to Sugar Pine Point State Park where once again we were treated to a great meal as they passed out their awards. Our Philbrick, “Kids First” took  2nd place in her category – WooHoo!

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Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

Lest you all think that I never get out to enjoy the surroundings here, that I am all work and no play, let me set you straight.  My daughter’s recent wedding drew many family members from near and far to the Sierras and rather than waste off time sitting around, we chose to do several hikes.  I got to participate in two of these hikes, both of which were on the Pacific Crest Trail or what is commonly called, the PCT.  The PCT is a trail which extends from Canada through the US and on into Mexico.  You can read more about it here. When I looked it up, I was pretty amazed and frankly humbled to be in the company of such august persons who were responsible for establishing this great recreational facility.

The two trips we made were the Mount Judah Loop which showcased spectacular flowers and views and the hike I made yesterday which took us on a route of the Trail that extends from the Boreal Ski Area, near Highway 80 to Old Highway 40.  The flowers were still vibrant, the views were wonderful but this hike was a little less intense than the Mt. Judah trip.

Here are some pictures, the people that I traveled with yesterday are my brother David and his wife Kate.  We were rewarded by some great views, solitude and later a wonderful dinner at the River Ranch in Alpine Meadows. Thanks to everyone — for reminding me once again how great it is to sell real estate in the High Sierras!!

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Jogging in Truckee

One of my all time favorite places to jog is on the Truckee River Legacy Trail.  The paved trail extends from the Truckee River Regional Park all the way downriver to the Riverview Park.  The total distance of the current trail is about 4 miles but it will eventually extend all the way to the Glenshire/Devonshire subdivision making it completely unnecessary to drive your car into town if you are inclined to ride your bike instead.  This past week I hit the trail at 7 am 3 mornings out of the 7.  At that time of the day, the temperatures are in the high 40’s but it doesn’t take long to warm up in the wonderful sunshine.  The other advantage of jogging at this early hour is the lack of fellow trail people.  I love the solitude — so difficult to find these days, even in our little town.  It’s just me and my tunes or my podcast.  I hope you enjoy these pictures that I took to showcase the trail.  Check it out . . .

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A Successful Relay for Life

JK Real Estate once again participated in the Truckee Relay for Life to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society.  Our small town raised over $65,000 and the number is still rising!  These funds will go directly towards cancer research, education and programs to support  patients and their families while fighting this disease.  As always it is a fun, emotion filled and exhausting while our team keeps at least one person walking on the track for 24 hours straight – because cancer never sleeps. There is music, food and crafts to enjoy throughout the event. The JK Real Estate booth had silent auction items that raised about $1,000 in addition to the individual money raised by each team member. We are grateful to all of you that supported our efforts and those who came out to visit us during the event. If you missed out, don’t worry we’ll be there again next year!

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Truckee Thursdays for Food, Fun & Frolic

Every Thursday throughout the summer, Truckee will close their main street (Donner Pass Rd.) at Commercial Row in the Historic Downtown area, just up the street from our Keller Williams office.  Businesses will stay open late, and booths will be set up in the street with all kinds of ware to sell. Music will be playing, food will be grilling, crafts and produce will be for sale among many other items and services. It is great to bump into our friends and neighbors  after a long winter’s hibernation and it’s good for business too.

This Thursday, July 1st, the JK Real Estate team will be sitting at the Relay for Life table trying to get anybody’s attention and let them know about the upcoming American Cancer’s Relay for Life event on July 17 & 18. We may have some sweet treats to entice you to come over and say Hi!  If you are in town and mulling around please stop by and see us.

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