NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the Capital Public Radio website.
The anticipated Tahoe-To-Reno Region Trail that connects Tahoe City to Sparks in Nevada finally recently opened to the public, mainly hikers and bikers. Taking a bike along the newly completed stretch is visually stunning as it skirts the canyon above white water rapids known as "jaws." The 60 miles of path features dirt stretches and even a set of stairs at one point.
The milestone comes following the completion of a complicated trail section in the Truckee River Canyon. This area, between Truckee and Reno, is steep and rugged with barely enough room for Interstate 80, railroad tracks and a few communities that cling to the canyon walls. Now, there's also a completed foot and bicycle trail, which one volunteer group has envisioned for the past 16 years. Many people told proponents that connecting the trail would be "totally impossible” and to “forget it," according to trail volunteer and supporter Fred Ilfeld of Squaw Valley.
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