October 21, 2011
Northern Nevada Hikes – Kit Carson Trail
Kit Carson Trail Marker
Walk the Kit Carson Trail
The Kit Carson Trail is a walking path through Carson City’s residential homes district.
A painted blue line and bronze medallions along the sidewalk mark the route, which features stops at landmarks, including 1800s-era Victorian-style homes, museums and churches. More than 60 landmarks are featured along the trail.
For more information, including a walking map, go to www.visitcarsoncity.com.
Hike Spooner Lake in Northern Nevada
Lake Tahoe, Nevada, near Spooner Lake
If you’re looking for a great way to get outdoors and keep your family healthy and active, try a leisurely hike. The two-mile loop around Spooner Lake lets you enjoy marvelous meadows, abundant aspens, and wonderful wildflowers while strengthening muscles and burning calories. This unique trail has interpretive displays placed along the way, which are great descriptive and educational tools. Should you want to step up your exercise, you’ll discover that Spooner Lake is an ideal starting point for other hiking experiences. It is a major trail head that leads to Marlette Lake, the world famous Lake Tahoe Flume Trail, and the Tahoe Rim Trail (www.tahoerimtrail.org).
For more information on area pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hay rides and Apple Hill visit www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/NVpumpkins.php and http://www.applehill.com/ To learn more about the health benefits of sunlight, check out http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/articles/2008/06/24/host-of-health-benefits-attributed-to-sunlight.htm
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