Sunday, June 18, 2017
Father's Day at the East Carson River
Well, the river was really high. And we had never been to the East Fork of the Carson River before. So, my parents didn't let me kayak. Instead, I got to ducky (inflatable kayak) with my friend Luke. We camped out at wilderness hot springs and went fly fishing. I didn't catch anything, but we had a blast and wished it had been more than just a weekend trip. I hope we go for father's day again next year.
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Truckee Source To Sea!
Thank you Sue Norman, Jay Wild, Danielle Katz, and Jane Weeks for taking me and the other Student Ambassadors on the Truckee River Source to Sea Environmental Learning Adventure. Thank you also to everyone who made a donation to make it possible.
Here's the link to my profile on the Team page, along with the other Student Ambassadors. Chloe Tippett Student Ambassador
Before going on the trip, we had to fundraise. I participated in an Earth Day booth at Squaw, contributed to a newspaper article for Moonshine ink, and started a go-fund-me campaign (I raised over $800!).
The Truckee River is huge this year. I was very lucky to go on it when it is this high. The two core team adults (Sue and Jay) paddled the entire 150 miles. The student ambassadors did about 80 miles with them.
We started off a week and a half ago kayaking the Upper Truckee. We kayaked 6 miles of the Upper Truckee River. It was very fun to kayak with other kids. It was also very beautiful. Some parts though were a bit sketch because of all the debris in the river caused by the huge snow pack. About half way down the river, we stopped and a naturalist talked about the Upper Truckee Restoration Project. The restoration project helps the vegetation grow back. This is important because once it grows back it creates new habitats for wildlife to return.
Then, we outrigger canoed across Lake Tahoe. We used a Hawaiian outrigger canoe. We went through Emerald Bay and the water was a beautiful greenish blue. We paddled 14 miles.
We then rafted through downtown Truckee. And through Reno. We then kayaked in the Nature Conservancy in Nevada. Our permit was revoked to kayak the last stretch, so we finished off the last stretch to Pyramid Lake on bikes. It was a beautiful Plan B - we saw thousands of pelicans with 8 foot wing spans.
Along the way, we learned about the watershed, local fish and birds, and the vegetation. We spoke to people who are working hard to restore and preserve our river. And we gave news interviews.
On our way home we stopped and did a tour of Marble Bluff Dam Fish Hatchery. There, we saw Cui-ui fish. They are such cute sucker fish and we even got to hold and measure them. These fish are native to the Lower Truckee River and Pyramid Lake. They are endangered.
The best part, though, was hanging out with kids that share these same interests.
The hardest part was asking for money. Thank you to the following donors:
Here's the link to my profile on the Team page, along with the other Student Ambassadors. Chloe Tippett Student Ambassador
Before going on the trip, we had to fundraise. I participated in an Earth Day booth at Squaw, contributed to a newspaper article for Moonshine ink, and started a go-fund-me campaign (I raised over $800!).
Here's my interview in the May issue of Moonshine Ink (online or on page 34 in print). They interviewed me and Annsley. www.moonshineink.com/sports/truckee-river-source-sea-paddle
Here are some pictures from our expedition.
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| Me and Annsley on Donner Lake for Moonshine Ink |
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| Fundraising at Earth Day before the trip |
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| Off we go! |
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| Upper Truckee in South Shore |
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| Kayaking the Upper Truckee in South Shore |
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| Outrigger Canoe on Lake Tahoe |
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| Outrigger Canoe on Lake Tahoe |
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| Outrigger Canoe on Lake Tahoe |
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| Truckee town run |
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| Camping at Nature Conservancy in Nevada |
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| Put in for Reno town run |
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| Reno town run |
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| Channel 2 News in Reno |
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| And boating is a wrap! |
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| Biking to Pyramid Lake |
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| We're done! |
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| Pyramid Lake |
We started off a week and a half ago kayaking the Upper Truckee. We kayaked 6 miles of the Upper Truckee River. It was very fun to kayak with other kids. It was also very beautiful. Some parts though were a bit sketch because of all the debris in the river caused by the huge snow pack. About half way down the river, we stopped and a naturalist talked about the Upper Truckee Restoration Project. The restoration project helps the vegetation grow back. This is important because once it grows back it creates new habitats for wildlife to return.
Then, we outrigger canoed across Lake Tahoe. We used a Hawaiian outrigger canoe. We went through Emerald Bay and the water was a beautiful greenish blue. We paddled 14 miles.
We then rafted through downtown Truckee. And through Reno. We then kayaked in the Nature Conservancy in Nevada. Our permit was revoked to kayak the last stretch, so we finished off the last stretch to Pyramid Lake on bikes. It was a beautiful Plan B - we saw thousands of pelicans with 8 foot wing spans.
Along the way, we learned about the watershed, local fish and birds, and the vegetation. We spoke to people who are working hard to restore and preserve our river. And we gave news interviews.
On our way home we stopped and did a tour of Marble Bluff Dam Fish Hatchery. There, we saw Cui-ui fish. They are such cute sucker fish and we even got to hold and measure them. These fish are native to the Lower Truckee River and Pyramid Lake. They are endangered.
The best part, though, was hanging out with kids that share these same interests.
The hardest part was asking for money. Thank you to the following donors:
Mikaela Shiffrin (I know, right!)
Michael Rosen
Jo Abbott
Sid Crockett
Mark Mirviss
Annette Mirviss
Brit Crezee
Jeff Rouse
Dick Banfield
Scott Flint
Sarah Powell
Joel Martinez
Sean Whelan
Chiara Gajar
Katrina Smolen
Uncle Loulou
Nana and Grandpa
Grannilou
Alicia Doherty
Maureen Garvey Christine & Cathy Aga Nowak Sue Campbell
Dawn Preisendorf
Tom Brand
Brian Maher
Brooks Alldredge
Darby Stienmetz
Todd Wees
Rachel Rohler
Kim
Murray Sandford
Creekside bake sale (thank you Jack for baking)
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Spring in Tahoe
It was a busy spring - though it really still seemed like winter. So much snow!
Still powder skiing well into spring . . .
Yummy Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Recipe . . .
My brother and I were at our community garden helping my mom plant tomatoes and cucumbers for the summer. Another gardener offered us some of their rhubarb. So, we decided we would make rhubarb pie. Just in time for June 9th, National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day!
Here's the recipe. Tip: you don't have to use the full amount of sugar.
Memorial Day Weekend - Still skiing lower mountain!
Still powder skiing well into spring . . .
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| Me on Siberia Spring Skiing 2017! |
My brother and I were at our community garden helping my mom plant tomatoes and cucumbers for the summer. Another gardener offered us some of their rhubarb. So, we decided we would make rhubarb pie. Just in time for June 9th, National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day!
Here's the recipe. Tip: you don't have to use the full amount of sugar.
Ingredients
- 4 cups chopped rhubarb
- 2 pints of strawberries
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 6 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 pie crust in tray
- 1 flat pie crust
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F
- Combine sugar and flour and lightly cover pie crust (in tray)
- Heap rhubarb and strawberries over this mixture
- Sprinkle with remaining sugar and flour
- Dot with small pieces of butter
- Cover with top crust
- Place pie on lowest rack in oven. Bake for 15 minutes
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F, and continue baking for 40 to 45 minutes
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| Home-grown, kid-made Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie |
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| KT Closing 7pm Party My dad, Cliff, Andrew, me, Daniel, my brother, and Dawn (my mom is taking the picture) |
Gearing up to Memorial Day Weekend - Made in Tahoe
I can't wait for Memorial Day Weekend! I love browsing the cool stuff at Made in Tahoe. Check out this video to see what I mean. This year, I even have my own booth. We will be selling kid-made bath bombs, soaps, lollipops, baked goods, and jewelry.
May the 4th be With You . . .
Look how cute these turned out! Stormtrooper marshmallows and bubble wand lightsabers.
Hibernation? The bear in my backyard . . .
I can't wait for Memorial Day Weekend! I love browsing the cool stuff at Made in Tahoe. Check out this video to see what I mean. This year, I even have my own booth. We will be selling kid-made bath bombs, soaps, lollipops, baked goods, and jewelry.
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| Me and Alex before we had a booth! Made in Tahoe 2016 |
May the 4th be With You . . .
Look how cute these turned out! Stormtrooper marshmallows and bubble wand lightsabers.
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| Stormtrooper marshmallows and bubble wand Lightsabers |
There's a bear that lives under my deck. Sometimes, he lives under my neighbor's deck. Or down the street. And after a very big winter, he's come out of hibernation. If you also live with bears, you should read my brother's presentation Don't Feed the Bears and the Bear League website.
Kayaking home from school!
There's a creek that runs between my house and my school. This time of year the creek is rushing because of the snowmelt. So, today, my dad picked us up in an inflatable kayak and we boated home. Thanks to my dad, I got soaked. Burr, that water is cold!
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| Photo Credit: Doug |
Kayaking home from school!
There's a creek that runs between my house and my school. This time of year the creek is rushing because of the snowmelt. So, today, my dad picked us up in an inflatable kayak and we boated home. Thanks to my dad, I got soaked. Burr, that water is cold!
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