Category: Lake Tahoe Basin
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Autumn’s Arrival: Beachfront September Sunset
This sunset image was taken two weeks ago from a south shore beach as cooler and wetter weather made it’s way into the Lake Tahoe basin. We are now back in a warm and dry September pattern, but the rain was nice while it lasted and this sunset did not disappoint. Lake Tahoe Basin. September…
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Tahoe Quarterly: Through the Lens
Through the lens feature in the Fall 2024 issue of Tahoe Quarterly. “IN NATURE, art is infinite, from its most obvious forms—Lake Tahoe’s shimmering blue surface, for example—to its most unlikely sources. Like dead trees. Whether gnarled from the elements, blackened by wildfire or waterlogged on a rocky shoreline, the wood of any given dead…
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Winter Clouds Gather During Golden Hour as a Storm Approaches
Three image panorama taken last winter, prior to a storm system moving into the Lake Tahoe basin. This image was was made possible by standing on a public pier along the west shore. Lake Tahoe Basin. February 2024.
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Tahoe City, CA: Preparing for the 2024 Great Gravel Ride at Lake Tahoe XC Center
I went up to the Lake Tahoe Cross Country Center in Tahoe City, CA the day before the Great Gravel Ride to shoot pre race photos and familiarize myself with the course. Tahoe XC employees Molly and Walker were available to show me around and ride the course in front of the camera. We focused…
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Unseasonably Cool Weather Moves through the Sierra Nevada Mountains
It’s still August, but it felt more like late October this past weekend as an unseasonably cool weather system moved through the Sierra Nevada mountains. I took this image at about 8,000 ft during a hike just south of the Lake Tahoe basin. While we didn’t experience any snow on this hike (only rain), temperatures…
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Stefano Barberi’s Rose to Toads Fastest Known Time Attempt
This July Stefano Barberi of Reno, NV attempted the FKT (fastest known time) on Rose to Toads. For those who aren’t familiar, this route above Lake Tahoe is all single track mountain biking with over 8,000 ft of climbing, 10,000 ft of descent, between 7500 ft and 9700 ft in elevation. His official time was…
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Words and Photos: SUP International Magazine
Guide to Lake Tahoe SUP. Boards by Starboard. Early Summer 2024 https://www.sup-internationalmag.com/ Over recent years stand up paddling boarding has become increasinglypopular in the Lake Tahoe Basin. And for good reason. It appeals to awide demographic since it can take the form of anything from a simpleway to enjoy a summer afternoon, while hanging out…
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February Wall Art Sales
The months following the holidays tend to be slow as far as landscape wall art sales go. But, here are two of my most recent sales that a client took some final product phone pics of and send back to me. Below that is an additional images that sold as a exhibit mount metal print.…
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Summit View, Clouds Rolling In
Black and white summit view late in the day with the next set of clouds rolling in and another storm on the way. It truly feels like spring now, but winter stuck around in the Sierra into spring. “Miracle March” was exactly what our snowpack needed and it provided some great riding/skiing conditions throughout the…
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Spring Storm, Clouds Lifting
Clouds opening up and the lake coming into view in the distance at the tail end of a spring storm. I have a feeling this was my last true winter conditions ski tour of the season. Not quite a deep powder day, but almost, and plenty of coverage for April. Lake Tahoe Basin. April 2024.
David N. Braun Photography 