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Season’s Greetings from Padden Properties

Season’s Greetings from Padden Properties! The end of December has seen some wonderful snow storms just in time for the holidays.  Cold temperatures and some good precipitation are just what the ski resorts have been wishing for and those Continue Reading

Lone Pine, Mt. Whitney, and Benton Hot Springs

Trina and I recently celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary with a trip to Lone Pine, California.  When we got back, our neighbor suggested sharing our adventure on our blog, so here goes… Many people have asked me, “If you live in a vacation Continue Reading

Rope Drop

Northstar California has lots of terrain for beginners and experts alike.  Skiers and riders can find great groomed runs of all degrees of difficulty all around the mountain and if you have some mountain knowledge, there’re caches of fresh snow to be Continue Reading

A rare surprise in Northstar

If you chat with a Northstar skier long enough, after talk of tree-skiing, secret areas where few people go, and where to go three days after a storm to still find powder, eventually the conversation will get around to White Rabbit. Unlike the Continue Reading

Mini movie use to promote Incline Village, Lake Tahoe living.

Recently, Padden Properties was involved in the production of a promotional “mini-movie” to support the sale of real estate in Incline Village.  Produced and directed by Film House in Nashville, Tennessee, this is so much more than a video or virtual Continue Reading

Lake Tahoe & New Zealand

Did you ever wonder why there are so many Kiwis (i.e. people from New Zealand, not the fruit) around Tahoe in the winter time? Trina and I have, so we went to New Zealand to find out! Kiwis come to Tahoe for the same reason we go there… New Continue Reading

5 Lakes hike with Ray & Sandra

Today, we hiked the 5-Lakes trail with friends Ray & Sandra Akrawi. The Akrawis worked with us for a number of years, looking at homes in Truckee, Tahoe City, and Tahoe’s Westshore, before choosing to buy in Northstar.  They waited and watched Continue Reading

Mountain Biking with the Biker Babes

In my last entry, I discussed my two favorite road-rides around Tahoe (the Triangle), so in keeping with the theme, this time I write about mountain biking. The Truckee and Tahoe areas are a “heaven on earth” for mountain bikers.  There are climbs Continue Reading

My favorite Tahoe road-rides

Road cycling is big around Tahoe.  Nearly every morning and afternoon you’ll see riders of all shapes and sizes pushing their pedals while pursuing a myriad of personal goals - and you’ll see many more on weekends. There are plenty of iconic rides Continue Reading

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