Category: Youtube Videos
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Nevada Magazine: Fatbiking on the Winnemmucca Sand Dunes
This image was taken while riding in the Winnemucca sand dunes during the filming of “Off the Beaten Path” a few years back w/ First Tracks Productions. It was nice to see featured in the most recent issue of Nevada Magazine (Winter ’22-’23) in an article about public land and recreation. “Off the Beaten Path”…
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Rapid Growth and Extreme Fire Behavior on the Caldor Fire — Timelapse and Stills (Sony A7 RIV)
With strong SW winds and extremely dry fuels in its path the Caldor Fire exploded on 8.17.21, exhibiting extreme fire behavior throughout the day. As of this post on 8.20.21 the fire is close to 70,000 acres with zero percent containment and more than 100 structures lost. These images and this very short timelapse were…
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Tahoe Quarterly: “When Fire Movers Higher”
This Caldor Fire image was included in Tahoe Quarterly’s recent story, “When Fire Moves Higher” which discusses the impact and causes of the increasingly extreme fire behavior in the alpine environment. The image was taken in the El Dorado NF the afternoon the fire first experienced rapid growth. Given the conditions at the time it…
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Shooting New England Waterfalls at the End of Summer
When we evacuated our home in Tahoe during the Caldor Fire we decided to visit family across the country … My parents live on the Vermont border, in upstate New York. Usually I find myself there in late fall because that is when my schedule has allowed for it. For this reason my New…
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NHL Mascots Experience Lake Tahoe
Before the Lake Tahoe NHL Outdoors games kicked off we were given an opportunity to follow the mascots for the Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, and Las Vegas Golden Knights as they explored the area and made some new friends. This highlight video was captured over a 72 hr period. Location: Lake Tahoe. California/Nevada.Dates:…
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Lenticular Cloud Panorama: Lake Tahoe Basin Landscape Photography (Sony A7 RIII)
“Lenticular Panorama” This image was taken on the second afternoon of a prolonged inversion in the Lake Tahoe Basin. As the sun began to disappear behind the mountains to the west, the enormous lenticular cloud overhead was illuminated and its texture became far more visible. Given the sheer size of the cloud, I knew that…
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Husky Snow Day (GoPro 6 w/ Karma Stabilizer)
Yuba and Echo playing in deep snow after a major winter storm passed through the Sierra Nevada. Yuba (grey and white) is older and has experienced many snow storms in Tahoe, but we only recently rescued Echo (black and white) from the Central Valley and can assume this was her first time in snow. She…
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Lower Deschutes Rapids (GoPro Footage)
Lower Deschutes River. Oregon. May 2018. 100 Miles. Warm Springs, OR to the Columbia River. Whitehorse Rapids on the Lower Deschutes River (GoPro 6) Scouting and then running the Whitehorse Rapids (Class III+) Boxcar Rapids on the Lower Deschutes River (GoPro 6, Canon 5D Mark III) POV footage and stills from Box Car Rapid (Class…
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Soft April Turns in the Tahoe Backcountry
Without a solid refreeze overnight, conditions were fairly soft on our descent in the Carson Pass area. Regardless, it was a good day to be out touring on a spring day.
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Travel Nevada Segments from Off the Beaten Path — An Adventure Fatbike Film
“Off the Beaten Path” Produced by First Tracks Productions (http://firsttracksproductions.com) Collection of segments from “Off the Beaten Path” that were filmed in different parts of Nevada. Locations include Wilson Canyon, Lake Tahoe, Mt. Rose, Cathedral Gorge, Bootleg Canyon, Goldfield, Winnemucca, and Las Vegas. Supported by: Travel Nevada, Turner Bikes, Fatback Bikes, KHS Bicycles, Canyon Bikes,…
David N. Braun Photography 