New Movies for Summer and Fall of 2021

Welcome back to my Blog. After taking a large chunk of time off from posting here and relying primarily on Facebook to stay in touch with friends and family I have decided to stop posting on Facebook except for musical event announcements. I will forward a notice to people on my distribution list when new content has been published here. I welcome your comments and suggestions and hope that these postings are enjoyable to consume.

You can find other movies on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/dgalson/videos

Eastern Sierra Tour Oct 2021




Sonoran Desert Spring 2021




Anza Borega - Spring 2021

 

Fall Photos from Lake Tahoe region

Fall 2015 snapshots from around Lake Tahoe

Out shooting with the big lense just past the full moon. Look at the detail around the shadow edge! This was shot with mirror up, timed release out in the front yard.

Earlier that evening I was trying to capture sunset light, and then without much success, I was tearing down the gear when these clouds appeared...

On a stormy November afternoon on the east shore of Lake Tahoe looking at what's left of secrect Cove with the low lake level.

Cedar tree in afternoon light along the trail.

Near chimney beach this small stream spills out into Lake Tahoe

Looking north west from Chiney Beach

First day this season on Skis at Royal Gorge before formal opening.  4"-8" of unconsolidated snow over leaves and pine needles.  melt freeze crust close to the ground with some really light snow in the shade and significant surface hoar growth in areas open to the night sky.  Will need to keep an eye on this layer as it gets buried this weekend with another foot of fresh snow.  All this BEFORE Thanksgiving. Wow!

Truckee River and Sugar Pine Point

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Emerald Bay, and Sand Point Park with Nancy and Nada

Lake Tahoe, East Shore, Secret Cove, - Water Shots

(p.s. This one is for sale at my Red Bubble site - 16MB - so you can get it as BIG as you like - plus, if you want it on a metal print, just email me for pricing)

(This one is available real big at Red Bubble too!)

Flume Trail and Chimney Rock Trail from Sierra Meadows, NV

Completely clear bluebird day with temperatures in the mid-70's Jeff and I  ride an extended mountain bike tour from Sierra Meadows on the Mt. Rose Highway south along the Tahoe Rim Trail (remember you can only ride this on a bike on even numbered days) to where it hits the Flume trail, then along the Flume trail to the dam on Marlette Lake connecting to the Chimney Rock trail eventually arriving at the shores of Lake Tahoe. This is one of the grandaddy classic mountain bike rides with recorded descents as early as 1980. Since then, the route has become easier to follow, and much better groomed for the capabilities of a modern  bike.

The first leg of the TRT was quite technical and challenging for me on the bike and by the time we reached the flume trail, I was glad for its slight upward gradient simply because it was relatively smooth with incredible views out over the lake. A few places we needed to duck beneath rock overhangs, and if you are concerned about exposure on narrow ledges over steep slopes, don't take this ride. But the trail is mostly over 24" wide and non-technical. At the end I carried my bike up and over some rock steps to reach the dam on Marlette Lake. Bring a towel, because at this point a swim would have been well appreciated. Plenty of climbing on this route, but we managed to stay in the saddle except for a few technical spots and then the steep pull up to the saddle where the Chimney rock trail begins its decent to lake level. From there it is a sandy, swirling, roller coaster of a trail down to lake level where we stashed our shuttle car.

Snow Flower breaking through the forest floor's duff.

First view of Lake Tahoe from the Tahoe Rim Trail  From Summer 2012

View Looking south from the beginning of the Flume Trail. From Summer 2012

Flume Trail on the left, Lake Tahoe on the right. From Summer 2012

Marlette Lake From Summer 2012

From Summer 2012