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Holiday Art Installation To Span Valley

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:00:02 +0000

Bill Goulardt, “Willow Bill” to many area schoolchildren is once again enlisting the talents of area children in the construction of the willow raindeer that spread holiday cheer throughout the area. This year, he says the line of raindeer will span 22 miles from the south end of Carson City to the north end of Washoe Valley. Eventually he hopes the efforts of his assistants, 13,000 and growing, will create the country’s largest willow art project stretching the 80 miles from Topaz Lake to Bordertown according to this article in the RGJ.com. For more information or to volunteer, call 842-3594.

Photographer Shoots WLSP

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:52:00 +0000

Kurt Kuznicki has some nifty photos of his recent visit to Washoe Lake State Park this month on his blog “Nevada Outside”. Included is one of the Gazebo at the top of the Dead Man’s Creek trail, a couple of fall color shots and a nice wide angle of Washoe Lake.

He also visited Little Washoe Lake in a previous post that has some great fall color shots also. it’s great to live in a place that is a mecca for nature photographers.

Rock Lake

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:29:47 +0000

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Originally uploaded by RickC

Desert on one side, alpine forest on the other. A pretty sweet deal for people who like the outdoors in Washoe Valley. This is Rock Lake off the Ophir Creek Trail from Davis Creek Park. You can see how it got its name.