August 11, 2014 (Monday) Tahoe Meadows (Mt. Rose) Paint-Out

Date:          August 11, 2014 (Monday)
Time:          9:00 am
Place:         Tahoe Meadows (Mt. Rose)
Meet:          Instead of the parking lot, we will park on the road on the south side near either of the stairs

The picture above was taken in early spring....there is no snow there yet!

What to bring:

• camera
• art gear
• carts work on the boardwalk and trail
• bug spray
• I wonder if there will be sun (????)
• drinking water and snack

Amenities - not right there, but at the parking lot of the trailhead to the Tahoe Meadows is a bathroom

This writer will not be able to attend, but I'm sure some of the regular painters will be there.

Directions:  From Reno:  take the Mt. Rose Hwy, pass the top summit and as you start to go downhill, look for the level area where people park on the road.  Make a U-turn and park on the south side.

From Incline, go up the Mt. Rose Hwy and look for the meadow on the right side.

December 9, 2013 (Monday) Paint-Out to the Meadows

what it will look like with some snow

what it will look like with only a little bit of snow

Date:         December 9, 2013 (Monday)
Time:         10:00 am
Place:        The Tahoe Meadows (at the top of Mount Rose Highway)
Meeting:    On the north side of the highway where the sign says "stairs"
Amenities:   None right there, but further up the hill is a large parking lot where the trailhead to Mount Rose has toilets which might be open

What to bring:

• painting gear
• camera
• cell phone
• warm clothing (check forecast)
• insulated and/or waterproof hiking boots, maybe cross-country skis?  Maybe snowshoes?  Depends on amount of snow there
• sun glasses, hat, sunscreen
• water, snacks

At the time of typing this post, it is not known how much snow or how little there will be.

July 29, 2013 (Monday) Mt. Rose Meadows Paint-Out

Date:          July 29, 2013 (Monday
Time:          9:00 am
Place:          Mt. Rose Meadows (actually the name is Tahoe Meadows, but it is on Mt. Rose!)
Parking:       Parking lot on the south side of Mt. Rose Highway
Amenities:    Bathroom

What to bring:

• camera
• painting gear
• drinking water
• hat, sunglasses, sunscreen
• bug spray
• cart or backpack if you wish to hike the interpretive loop trail for more distant spot
• cell phone

Yes, back by popular demand!  We went there last Monday and it was so cool and comfortable compared to Reno.  It is close, it is quiet, it is beautiful.  The interpretive loop trail is level and easy to pull a cart.  There are many different subjects to choose from to paint at this time:  small waterways, wildflowers including lupin, meadow views, mountain views, forest trees....  If you want to see the large patch of lupins - they are in full bloom right now.  They are on the eastern end of the interpretive loop trail.