Reno Nevada

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There’s a lot to see about Reno. We’re part desert, part Truckee Meadows, and we’re right on the foothills of the eastern Sierra Nevada.
My favorite thing to do here is to go up to Lake Tahoe. It’s this beautiful, pristine, clear body of water in the middle of the forest. So, it’s a great place to go hiking and rock climbing. One of the most beautiful things is being out on the lake, whether you take out a paddleboard or kayak, and getting that vantage point of looking back at the beach, looking back up to see how massive those mountains are. It’s something that makes Lake Tahoe truly special.
Reno’s got to be the best place in the world for skiers. There’s about nine major downhill ski resorts within an hour of downtown Reno. To have the city life right here, so close to so many great ski resorts, it’s just something that you’re not gonna find someplace else.
People don’t expect to see this great canopy of trees in the Reno area and in the actual city of Reno. It’s very easy to get on a kayak and go through downtown. It’s purpose built for kayaking right through downtown. BaseCamp is pretty cool, you know; it’s right by the Reno Arch. Great climbing wall, it brings the outdoors right into downtown.
The scenery here is crazy. Facing west, it’s all mountains and you can see the trees on the top of the mountains heading up into Lake Tahoe. Facing east, you can see the rolling hills heading into the desert.
Virginia City is western heritage. The whole town is built upon the American dream: heading out west to find your fortune. It’s an old-time, old west town. You can do mine tours, take an old train ride, and they also keep the city up like it was in the 1800s.
Carson City is cool, kind of a smaller city to be a state capital. We have a Basque population here. The Basque came over here because they like the geography. It’s really great for sheep herding, which is what they did. We have two Basque food restaurants.
The events in Reno are insane. There’s a great big balloon festival, which is free to go to, motorcycles, classic cars. The Nugget Rib Cook Off is huge. They go through like a hundred tons of ribs.
I think the way I would really describe Reno is it’s easy. No matter what time of year you’re here, you’re gonna have something nearby that you can do. I really love this area because it’s different every single day.