Laura Read
Contributing Writer, Via
Laura Read is a writer and photographer in North Lake Tahoe. She's writing a book about three families that own 100-year-old farms in the western Sierra Nevada. She loves to ski, hike, kayak, and eat good food.
Featured Publications
Her work has been published in Travel + Leisure, Sierra Magazine, Sunset, National Geographic Geotourism, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Smith College
- Stanford Continuing Studies
Articles by Laura Read
Winter in Tahoe doesn’t require skis or snowboards.
Check out our favorite North Lake Tahoe eateries to fill you up after a long day on the slopes.
Six million acres of stunning wilderness await in Alaska's Denali National Park.
Visit the Golden Gate National Recreation Area for a glimpse of California's mystical outdoors.
Go ahead, take the 3:10. You'll find unexpected beauty and wonder in this tough town.
Here are four reasons to take a break from the lake for a day of water play elsewhere.
The Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada, celebrates the songs and stories of the American West.
Find Basque eats, big wildlife, and tall trees on a dream highway from Nevada to the coast.
Craftsmanship is the focus, from a Julia Morgan auditorium to an 18-room home.
Ride a steam train, tuck into an ice cream soda, and tour underground wonders in remote Ely, Nevada.