A Weekend of Firsts…
It is President’s Weekend, arguably the biggest and busiest holiday for the Tahoe/Truckee area. We are having a fantastic ski season with a lot of smooth, skiable snow. My family’s passes are blacked out for the holiday weekend so we were forced to explore other options for our weekend activities.
While I went skate skiing at Tahoe Donner Cross Country Center to enjoy the sunny warm weather, Declan and my husband Jason went on a little back country excursion. This was Declan’s first time touring so they took it easy on a gentle slope on the south side of Squaw Valley.
After skiing on Saturday, we met up with some friends and went to the Truckee Regional Park Rink. Located in the middle of the Regional Park on Brockway Road, the ice skating rink was a buzz of parents, children, and an eight-year-old’s birthday party. Strung with twinkling outdoor lights, this charming community rink is both affordable (both of us rented skates and skated for $11) and fun.
There were two other firsts that we enjoyed this weekend. This morning, upon discovering we were out of 1/2 and 1/2 for morning coffee, decided to try out the new coffee shop in town Elijah Blue. Located on Donner Pass Road in Old Town Truckee, Elijah Blue’s is a bright, inviting space with window seats, extra long tables for many to share, and delicious breakfast dishes.
And they french press all of their coffee with Blue Bottle Coffee out of San Francisco. We ended up staying for two hours. What a great new addition to the downtown scene!
Lastly, and not yet experienced, we are going to Stone Soup, Truckee’s community dinner idea that Project Mana launched out of the old Rec Center site on Church Street. Sponsored by a different business each week who serves their own soup for all to share, Stone Soup literally feeds the community. It runs every Sunday night, December through March. Bring a bowl and a spoon, donate if you can, if not, simply eat up and be thankful. My office Pacific Crest Properties is hosting March 14th.
Which leads me to my happy discovery: there is plenty to do in Truckee besides downhill skiing! (But I am really really glad that my pass is good starting tomorrow!)
Good luck to all of the Winter Olympians from our community competing in Whistler! We are all cheering you on!