Stay Healthy This Holiday Season

The holidays are here, which means festive food and not enough time to exercise. Use these tips to stay healthy and fit over the holidays. 5 Health Tips for the Holiday Season December is usually synonymous with an abundance of eating and a lack of exercise. We want to encourage you to start this New …

Save in September

Now that the busy summer is behind us and we turn inward for Fall, we’d like to invite you to come back to the gym this September.   Don’t miss out on our “Save in September” special happening now at A Sante’ Lakeside Fitness. Come join A Sante’ and experience for yourself how great our gym is …

September Workshop with Zonia

Please join us for this special 2-hour healing journey through the body exploring spinal flexion and direction by utilizing breath, bhanda, voice, and movement. This workshop is influenced by yoga, dance, ceremony and various other healing modalities. When:  Sunday, September 11, 2016 Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM Cost: $20 pre-registation, $25 day of workshop Where:  A …

Tahoe Tramping – Mt. Judah Loop

“Good walkers can go anywhere in these hospitable mountains …”  John Muir The Mount Judah Loop is a moderate 5.5 mile semi-loop with an elevation gain of approximately 1,200′.  While hiking this loop, you will gain some beautiful views to the north and south of Mt. Judah, including Castle Peak, Donner Pass, Donner Lake and …

Tahoe Tramping – Elephant’s Back

“Doubly happy … is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach …”        John Muir One of the more prominent landmarks in the Carson Pass area is Elephant’s Back, a large, volcanic mountain of stratified cobble breccia conglomerate that reaches a height of 9,580′.  There no trails up to the …

Tahoe Tramping – Dardanelles Lake

Tahoe Tramping Dardanelles Lake “We are in the mountains and they are in us …” If you are looking for a moderate, relatively short hike with a variety of habitats and a good swimming lake as your destination, then Dardanelles Lake would be a good choice. This trail is about eight miles out-and-back, and gains …

Tahoe Tramping – Rubicon Trail

Tahoe Tramping – Rubicon Trail One of my favorite Tahoe trails is the Rubicon Trail going from D.L. Bliss State Park and continuing on into Emerald Bay State Park.  It is a classic Tahoe trail with outstanding views of the lake and shoreline, and you might even see an Osprey or Bald Eagle at this time …

Tahoe Tramping – Eagle Lake and Shirley Canyon

Tahoe Tramping Two short, snow free hikes Eagle Lake and Shirley Canyon “You should sit in nature for twenty minutes a day, unless you’re busy, then you should sit for an hour.”     Eagle Lake – The trail to Eagle Lake in the Emerald Bay area is now snow free,although there are some small rivulets from …

Tahoe Tramping – Love Falls

On Sunday we took a drive up to the Gold Lakes area to check on the current snow conditions.  It was a beautiful, partly cloudy day for a drive up Hwy 89 through Sierraville, and then onto Hwy 49 towards Sierra City. While driving through the Sierraville grasslands and pasturage, we saw a small patch …

Tahoe Tramping – South Yuba River SP

Tahoe Tramping  – South Yuba River SP “Another day in the most favored province of bird and flower …”  John Muir After recently receiving almost a foot of snow at lake level, Cathy and I decided to take a day trip down to the Sierra foothills and visit South Yuba River State Park.  The park is …