A quick early Summer trip to the Lake Tahoe Basin surprised us with cool, wet weather, spectacular cloudy days, some wildlife, and extreme heat through the Central Valley. The difficulty photographing the area is the number of visitors prowling around. Perhaps due to the weather, or the one-week-before-the-fourth-of-July the crowds were avoidable. Early mornings on the lake are always a treat, as were the views between storms. The Central Valley was cooking as we passed through.
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Full super moon rising over the Sierra |
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Light playing through a clearing storm across the lake |
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Pier posts from the past. |
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Layers of Pine Trees |
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Hiding from the dogs, a yearling black bear waits us out. |
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Scratching for grubs in the rain |
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Flicker feeding in the forest service building |
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Skunk Harbor window detail |
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Some fine Truckee accommodations |
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An afternoon storm builds above the Tahoe Meadows lupines |
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Pier, King's Beach |
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Secret beach, that's the name, and there are 100 people here by midday |
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Sunrise Calm |
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Four Rocks, Sunday Morning |
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Granite and Blue Water |
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6 AM, Northeast shore |
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Three Pines |
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106 degrees near Stockton |
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Highway 5 |