Secret Beach | Lake Tahoe - Tucked away in the neighborhood by Lakeview Commons the secret is quickly spreading about Secret Beach.  Just a short walk from street parking off of Lakeside Dr. or at the end of Tallac Ave, you’ll find some mellow trails through the Truckee Marsh that take you to the beach.  Walk, bike, snowshoe, cross country ski, your way to some of the best beach views in the South Shore!  It’s a great place to throw the frisbee for your four legged bud who is allowed certain times of the year when the plovers are not nesting in the protected Nature Conservatory Land.  It’s a great spot to kayak to or from, relax on the beach, walk through the meadows and take in the wildflowers,  you name it, whatever the season there’s something there for you.  Sneak away to Secret Beach to grab a killer sunset and less of a crowd than some of the other well know spots.  Pack your sunscreen, hot cocoa, cooler and camera, make sure to pick up after your dog and yourself and enjoy this hidden gem!

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Clean Up The Lake - 72 miles cleaned.  That was the goal when they started the effort to clean up the coastlines along Lake Tahoe. Clean Up The Lake is a movement to help contribute to the cleanup of plastics and trash in the environment which has spun into a group of individuals working together to grow the movement.  The idea started on a trip to Belize that inspired Founder Colin West to start the mission within the Lake Tahoe Basin Lakes to gain a better understanding of what's effecting the water in the surrounding Lakes and Lake Tahoe.   Good things come from combining passions and scuba and cleaner water is a great combination.  Even have spun off a new way to vacation, voluntourism to perform scuba clean ups.  Got your dive license? Go log some bottom time and help the effort!  Even if you don’t and need to stay topside, there are great ways to get involved and help out!

https://cleanupthelake.org/

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Sugarshack - Got a deck off the back of your house?  How about a love for music?  That’s how this story starts for the Sugarshack.  This talented crew has a love for production and music and thought why not invite your favorite artists to stop on by your house and film an acoustic session of originals and covers by amazing artists in a town in southwest Florida that none of them would think to go to.  If you need to brighten your day and see some artists play songs on some guy’s back deck that can change your day then check out their YouTube channel.  Eddie and the crew are true originals and luckily for you, they drop new videos a couple times a week and somehow they just keep getting better.  If you like what you see online, want to feel sugar sand, and see some amazing sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico, you will soon be able to experience true Sugarshack vibe in person.  They are taking an old warehouse and turning it into a new venue that will for sure bring a new experience to music that will be truly unique.  Pick up that ukulele you bought a couple years ago and get inspired and then visit one of Florida’s most beautiful coastlines.

http://www.sugarshacksessions.com/

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ADAMVS - Mountains, snow, wine, friends, and a charcoal rotisserie grill.  Some people visit Napa, but did you know that some wineries will come to you?  Something we experienced way later than we should have was pairing up an amazing dinner with even better wine with a group of your best friends.  Adamvs Winery from Howell Mountain in Napa showed us how amazing this idea can be.  19 people, 17 bottles of library wines paired with homemade starters, aged rotisserie ribeyes, and fresh cacio e pepe and you have something to remember.  Well one surprise 2013 Cabernet Sauvaugon magnum at midnight might have made it a little bit harder to remember, but it was worth it.  

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