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The result, overall second at TdN, including a stage win in front of her Alma Mater town crowd in Reno, and a third overall at the Nevada City Classic.

Again, no teammates, no help and not a lot of time on the road bike prior. "I was surprised," Nash said. "There's a lot more strategy a lot more games (on the road). But it was good — a fun weekend."

Link(s) of the week: NYT does NadaDada (Reno); LA Times does Tahoe

"Although the booking trend appears to be consistent with last winter’s pattern, there is still some evidence that consumers are slightly more upbeat about future prospects,” said Ralf Garrison, author of the monthly report that tracks data from a sample of 216 property management companies in 15 mountain destination communities including Tahoe.

Good news: Reservations made in May for arrival in May through October were up 9.3 percent the report said.

Nationally, the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI), which has risen four times in the past seven months, has risen from an all-time record low of 25 points in February to 54.9 points by the end of May, an increase of 119.6 percent.

Good news for Tahoe: Typical summer travel patterns for mountain visitors include more trips closer to home (Bay Area, Sac, SoCal).

TRPA ho, hey, ho: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Stateline — big summer agenda this time round:

• Buoys, buoys, buoys: The greenest (as in inexperienced, not eco-friendly) board in the agency's 40-year history will try to streamline the buoy-getting process (more than 1862 NEW buoys are permitted in the new Shorezone Plan). ...League to Save Lake Tahoe is trying to stall the process by making sure all homeowners get BMP certificates (?! — we don't really 'get it either' what BMPs have to do with buoys...) ...sounds like a filibuster; but that's why we go to the meetings — so you don't have to.

"Bringing all existing buoys into conformance with environmental standards is a big first step that needs to happen quickly so we can identify unauthorized buoys and begin Lake Tahoe’s buoy enforcement program," said TRPA spokesman Jeff Cowan. "The streamlined process proposed by TRPA staff does not reduce any requirements for buoys, rather it gives buoy owners additional time to bring all the pieces together for full compliance."

• Honoring Stu: When Obama plucked Harry Reid spawn (Josh) to fill the presidential seat, the board's (then) most-tenured/Bush appointee Yount said he always prided himself in "leaving politics at the door — I worked with both sides on issues. The bottom line was to protect the lake. I know the new (board members) care very much. But they're going to have to get caught up quickly).