Featured Member – Claire Manhart

February 10, 2012

I was in need of finding a community, so I came up to Grass Valley to checkout Wolf Creek Lodge. I was impressed with the friendly spirit of its members, so I moved from my beloved San Francisco to Grass Valley, which is fast becoming my new beloved city!

Sierra hike around Tahoe Donner

December 2, 2011

Once again a group of members from Wolf Creek Lodge in Grass Valley, CA set off for a Sierra hike.  This is just over an hours drive from Wolf Creek Lodge.  We hiked from Glacier Way above Tahoe Donner to the Donner Lake Rim Trail towards Drifter Hut.  Then on towards Hawks Peak and then […]

First turns of the season

November 29, 2011

Not a future ladies downhill olympic contender but certainly a future occupant of unit 29C. The first few turns of the 2011/2012 season at Squaw Valley, USA.  One of the many Tahoe ski areas within easy access from Wolf Creek Lodge.

Hiking the Northern Sierra by Bob Miller

November 10, 2011

Members of Wolf Creek Lodge have formed a vibrant community while planning the project with Chuck and Katie. We now see the lodge under construction as our plans are fulfilled.

Claire and I are newer members

Saturday Morning at the Opera

November 8, 2011

Five of us, Bernice, Claire, Jo, Magdalene and Virginia, enjoyed an outstanding production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the local movie theatre. This is a new treat for Grass Valley.

I hope all of you had an exciting Halloween.

November 7, 2011

For myself, it is really a new phase as I have sold my home in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I’m looking forward to moving into Wolf Creek Lodge this coming summer.

My Story by Claire Miller

August 12, 2011

Claire grew up in rural Saskatchewan, traveled to England for a long vacation at age 17, and eventually returned to Canada five years later having completed nursing training and having met future husband, Bob.

Fun Monthly Get Togethers

August 11, 2011

One of the things I most treasure about our Wolf Creek Lodge community is the fun we have getting together, whether for our monthly potluck dinners or for informal events, such as hiking or wine tasting

Conviviality

July 17, 2011

Conviviality This beautiful word shows up in our vision statement. How do you experience conviviality? You pick a nice, cool Sunday morning in Grass Valley, climb up to the deck of Butch and Virginia, where you can smell the tantalizing aroma of waffles and bacon. You place your contributions of fruit, syrup and butter on […]

“Big Imaginations: How to Start a Business without Really Trying” By Pam Jung

July 13, 2011

The day after Wolf Creek Lodge’s monthly meeting in June, Suzanne Marriott and I decided to play tourist at Grass Valley’s gorgeous and historic Empire Mine State Park, a gold rush era processing gold mine.