Tag: sierra
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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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Final Images of 2024
Final images of 2024 taken during a sunset skijor with two of our huskies. The snow was frozen and the dogs were happy to pull me across the meadow as fast as they could. By the time we reached the end of the meadow the light was beginning to change and some interesting cloud formations…
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Thompson Peak, Spring Conditions
Winter has clearly made a return to the Sierra recently but for a week in late March we experienced blue skies, calm winds, warm temps, and corn snow. True spring conditions. This was a new tour for me and we would definitely choose a different line on the approach next time (probably our descent line),…
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Sierra Nevada Black and White Meadow/Mountain View, Clouds Moving in
This image was taken yesterday in windy conditions just before sunset, as more threatening clouds moved in. I liked that there was more light hitting the peak in the distance than the other parts of the scene. Despite the unsettled weather we are not expecting much accumulation from these mini storms, but they tend to…
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2023 Landscapes
Looking back at some of my favorite landscape images of 2023, in no particular order whatsoever. Locations include: Eastern Oregon, Lake Tahoe, the California Coast, and the Eastern Sierra.
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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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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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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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Tahoe Quarterly: Through the Lens
Through the lens Lake Tahoe area winter fatbike Feature in Tahoe Quarterly Magazine: Images taken during the filming of adventure fatbike film “Off the Beaten Path.”
David N. Braun Photography 