Category: Weather and Climate
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Incoming Storm: Wind and Waves Along the East Shore at the Start of the New Year
Wind, waves, and contrast as the first rays of sun hit the southeast shore of Lake Tahoe at the start of 2025.
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High Snow Levels, Powerful Winds, Heavy Rain at the Start of the Current Atmospheric River Event
The wind and rain has been impressive, but snow levels remain high, as has been the case during many of our storms so far this winter. This image of the Upper Truckee River was taken today, at approximately 6,500 ft. The river rose from 15 cfs to about 250 cfs during the current atmospheric river…
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First and Last Light on Kiva Aspens
There are not many aspen stands that extend right to the crystal clear water of Lake Tahoe, so this one always stands out to me. I waited for peak fall color and calm waters (no wind) to paddle out and capture this moment from the water. After many attempts lying down on my board, with…
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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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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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Park Fire Images
While on an unrelated trip we found ourselves driving through Chico, CA as the massive and destructive Park Fire blew up. Here are some of the images that I took from vantage points around the fire on the afternoon of July 25, 2024. The pyrocumulus cloud was visible from well over 100 miles to the…
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Lake Tahoe Leap Year Blizzard Footage (2.28.24 – 3.2.24)
This storm was impressive, to say the least. Winds were relentless and we went from having an insignificant snowpack at lake level (6,200 – 6,300 ft) to being completely buried over the course of a long weekend. For licensing inquiries please email: info@davidnbraun Location: Lake Tahoe Basin. South Lake Tahoe, CA. Dates: 2.28.24, 3.1.2, 3.2.24
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South Lake Tahoe Digs out After “Leap Year Blizzard”
The city of South Lake Tahoe digs out as the “Leap Year Blizzard” comes to an end. South Lake Tahoe, CA. 3.4.24 Please direct media/licensing inquiries to info@davidnbraun.com or direct message me here.
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Looking towards the Crystal Range just Before Sunset
Yesterday’s view of the Crystal Range (Desolation Wilderness) in the distance before riding back down at sunset. The wind was fairly insignificant in north facing trees until I reached this exposed spot at the summit where I took this photo from. Once there I could really feel the next storm trying to make it’s way up…
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