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Trish Tomer is a Tahoe Mountain News columnist who writes a monthly column under the byline Tahoe Trish. She makes her debut as an author with Tahoe Local, a memoir of her discovery of the Lake Tahoe region and how it became her home and changed her life.
With a lifetime love of writing, Trish has a passionate style and views honest, and often humorous, self-expression as a way of sharing and connecting with others.
On this website platform, you will find information about the book Tahoe Local, as well as her journey to becoming the columnist Tahoe Trish and first-time author. Her book is a reflection of her life, and she hopes that it will inspire others to follow their dreams.
Feel free to reach out to her with your thoughts and feedback. She would love to hear from you.
At a glance...
On the back...
Jump in and hold on for a ride through fifty years of living in a high-altitude, weather-centric, quirky mountain town. Along the way, you'll gain insights into the misfits and free spirits who thrive in Tahoe's wilderness paradise and fickle climate and find out more about a populace that embraces bizarre employment opportunities for the promise of a hedonistic lifestyle.
Learn how Tahoe locals celebrate the holidays mountain-style and the not-so-special events they create. This is a place where happy hour is still respected and observed daily. Get a close-up view of the service workers and the tourists who, unfortunately, have to depend on them. Take a peek at Tahoe's casinos that offer jobs with the guarantee of minimum wage, a complimentary meal of banquet leftovers, and a free humiliating uniform.
As you travel Tahoe's bumpy roads, you might find a town with limitless recreational activities-most of which are legal. And you may be tempted to join the unleashed dogs and untethered humans at play. You'll see what it takes to be called a "Tahoe local, the true test is not how long you've lived here, but how you respond to the call of the wild.