Category: Road Trips
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Golden Hour View in the Central Nevada Desert
The Nevada desert is a special environment to find yourself in this time of day, as shadows move across a vast landscape, temperatures drop rapidly, the vegetation glows in the low angle sun, and great contrast can be seen in the topography. This was a great road trip where we were able to soak in…
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Low Fire Danger Summer, Controlled Burns
After the massive winter of 2022-2023 we had the luxury of not worrying much about fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains and conditions were ideal for more extensive controlled burning throughout the summer and into the fall. View from an overlook above Mono Lake with a controlled burn near highway 395 in the distance. Now…
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Highway 1 North Coast — Car Flies off Road in Rain and Fog
After shooting a race in Sonoma County I drove along the coast to find opportunities for landscape photography, but there was no break in the weather … Highway 1 on the north coast (California) is not to be taken lightly in heavy rain and dense fog. Fortunately, those in this vehicle were able to hike…
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Nevada Magazine: Road Trips — Free Range Art Highway
Images published in the most recent issue of Nevada Magazine in a road trip story on the “Free-Range Art Highway.” The stretch of highway (US-95) from Reno to Vegas is known for it’s ghost towns and eccentric characteristics, with plenty of unique roadside attractions. Image 1: Wild burro standing alone outside of Beatty just before…
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Yellowstone Lake Alpenglow
We caught this sunset at Yellowstone Lake just before we exited the park near the end of our cross country road trip. October 2021. Yellowstone National Park. Wyoming. Wall Art Gallery: Idaho and Wyoming
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Across America and Back — 2021 Roadtrip Slideshow
When the Caldor Fire hit the Lake Tahoe Basin we decided to take a long drive across the country and back, visiting my parents in upstate New York, sister in Colorado, and Michelle’s brother in Connecticut. Normally, I would have been working for the Forest Service and none of this would have been possible at…
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Big Sky Sunset Right off the Highway During a Cross Country Road Trip
We pulled into a parking area off a Montana highway to check out this sunset while traveling cross country. Normally I like to avoid man-made objects when shooting landscapes, but it wasn’t an option here. Just as I got setup a train approached and I was able to click the shutter as it moved through…
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Summer Fog Setting in Along the Sonoma Coast
Sonoma County. June 2022. Tranquil scenes from the Sonoma Coast in June of 2022. Video shot in 4k at 24fps. Still image #1 was taken just as the marine layer moved in. Soon after, the fog was so dense that much of this view disappeared entirely. I enjoyed this vantage point while it lasted ……
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Nevada Magazine: “Burner Byway”
Lunch break in the Black Rock Desert. Fall 2022 Nevada Magazine and Visitor Guide. GoPro Playa Hyperlapse: Complete Nevada Gallery
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Nevada Magazine: “Death Valley Rally”
Road trip feature in the latest issue of Nevada Magazine. Yuba looks happy watching us here, I think he makes the photo.
David N. Braun Photography 