A Downtown Parade, Masquerade Ball and Carnivale are featured February 18 & 19, 2012 as this colorful Sierra foothills town again celebrates Mardi Gras in Nevada City.
WCL enjoying MusicaliTEA
Several lucky lodgers plus friends spent a delightful afternoon on Sunday, January 22 at the 2nd annual MusicaliTea, a benefit event for the Sierra Master Chorale presented by InConcert Sierra . Sweet music and hot tea, what could be better in the wintry cold of January?
Although Grass Valley has a mild climate Wolf Creek Lodge is only an hour from very different climatic conditions in the northern Sierra. Both down hill and cross country ski areas are available around Donner Summit. During the hiking season members enjoyed hiking together on the spectacular trails in this area. We all looked forward [...]
The Lonely Planet has just published it’s 10 top US travel destinations for 2012. There at number 6 is California’s Gold Country, just behind Culebra, Puerto Rico and ahead of Boulder, Colorado. Of course Grass Valley, home of Wolf Creek Lodge, is a key part of the Gold Country. Check out the article at Top [...]
There is lots of fun things to do in Grass Valley and neighboring towns.
There is lots of fun things to do in Grass Valley and neighboring towns.
Bob and Claire invited other Wolf Creek Lodge folks to join them on a hike near Donner Pass – only an hour’s drive from Grass Valley. However, a heavier than anticipated snow fall turned the hike into a snowshoe trip. Remember if it’s raining in Grass Valley it may be snowing on the summit. We [...]
On Friday, October 21st six Wolf Creek Lodge members hiked the Loch Leven Lakes trail. Wolf Creek Lodge is less than an hour’s drive from the dramatic hiking opportunities in the northern Sierra. The Loch Leven trail crosses the transcontinental rail road as it climbs up the Sierra to Donner Pass. Here the group is attempting [...]
There is lots of fun things to do in Grass Valley and neighboring towns.
People who have lived in Nevada County and Grass Valley have a wonderful treasure nearby: the Yuba River. In all seasons it is a great place to visit. It’s a wild and scenic river that is fed by the melting snow in the High Sierras. In the spring it is a raging torrent.
