The 2019 “Tahoe Pyramid Trail Volunteer of the Year” award was presented to Bill von Phul at the recent TPT Annual Fundraising Kickoff Event held at the Patagonia Outlet. READ FULL POST >
2020 Tahoe-Pyramid Trail Annual Kick-Off Event In Review
2020 Event Recap Written By Sue Dornan Just like a black diamond ski run, a big slope in the Truckee Canyon west of Reno is labeled with a black diamond as the most difficult to traverse on the official map for the Tahoe-Pyramid Trail. “It always kicks my butt,” said Anthony Alston of Reno, who READ FULL POST >
Tahoe-Pyramid Trail 2020 Celebration
Please join us for this FREE event at the Patagonia Outlet celebrating the completion of the Tahoe-Pyramid Trail that now completely links Lake Tahoe to Reno and on through to the far east side of Sparks Nevada. (RSVP Required <event has passed>) The most difficult-to-build section of this sixty-mile portion was completed this past Fall READ FULL POST >
Janet Phillips Named “2019 Reno-Sparks Citizen of the Year”
‘It’s About The River’ Janet Phillips has been named “2019 Reno-Sparks Citizen of the Year” by RGJ The Truckee River rushes over the spillway at Lake Tahoe Dam, meanders and then plunges through the Truckee Canyon down to Reno, an elevation drop of 1,700 feet. But building the modern-day path along the Truckee has been READ FULL POST >
Tahoe-Pyramid Trail “Floriston Section” is Complete and Open
REALLY BIG NEWS! The Tahoe-Pyramid Trail “Floriston Section” is NOW FULLY OPEN 10/5/19 Read the amazing recent press about this beautiful new section of the Tahoe-Pyramid Trail (Floristan/Hogback Trail Segment of the Hirschdale to Verid Trail Section): (opens in a new tab)” href=”https://tahoepyramidtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/KOLOTV_10-03-19.pdf” target=”_blank”>Read the KOLO TV Press Release for the Floriston Trail Section (PDF) READ FULL POST >
TPT Volunteers Install New Trail Signage
Volunteers have installed four of five kiosks with new information signs along the trail in the canyon. There will be a total of five installed when the project is complete. A large kiosk with 4′ X 4′ panel has been installed at the east end of Hirschdale road. Three 24″ x 36″ small kiosk have READ FULL POST >
Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) Grants Trail Permanent Easement
After many years of traveling through the Farad Powerhouse property under ‘revocable permission’, the Trail was granted a permanent easement by the Truckee Meadows Water Authority in May 2019. Our appreciation goes to the TMWA Board for this community-minded action which will benefit Truckee River recreational users for years to come. READ FULL POST >
Work Begins on the Floriston/Hogback Trail Section
The Tahoe-Pyramid Trail Building contractor and advisors will be construction on the final link of the one-mile section in May 2019. This “final section” of the Truckee Canyon (Hirschdale to Verdi) will complete this section of the trail and remove the problematic detour around Floriston that included a section that included forced travel on the READ FULL POST >
Tahoe-Pyramid Trail Volunteers of the Year 2018
Mike Traynor, Communications Committee Chairman, was honored for his tireless and thoughtful efforts to publicize the Trail through various media, events and social networking. Greg Tafoya, our Website Administrator in 2018, took on the daunting task of cleaning up the TPT website and transitioning it to WordPress for easier maintenance and additional functionality. The website READ FULL POST >
