The Big Melt is Underway in the Sierra …

The big melt is now upon us in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Here is a glimpse at the Upper Truckee River late in the afternoon after a few weeks of warm temperatures and dry conditions.

Water in motion and melting snow late in the afternoon. Captured at the same waterfall featured in the video above using a 90 mm prime lens and polarized filter.

Above a section of the the old Pony Express Trail in the South Lake Tahoe Area lies a waterfall that is fairly significant during spring runoff and completely dry later in the summer. With the recent warm temps after an enormous winter, we hiked across the snow to check it out …