Tag: video
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Lake Tahoe Basin Greeting Cards
5×7 greeting cards are now available at local stores in the Lake Tahoe area, such as Grass Roots in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Update: As of November 3, 2023 8 additional images have been added to the rack. Featured Images:
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June Runoff After a Big Winter
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Oregon Rattlesnakes and Encounters in River Canyons
While the coastal areas are too wet for rattlesnakes and the mountains above 6,000 ft too harsh, Oregon does have two subspecies of the Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis). The Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus) can be found from the Klamath/Siskiyou Mountains to the Northeastern corner of the state and is often relatively small, green…
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Across America and Back (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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The Big Melt is Underway in the Sierra …
The big melt is now upon us in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Here is a glimpse at the Upper Truckee River late in the afternoon after a few weeks of warm temperatures and dry conditions. Water in motion and melting snow late in the afternoon. Captured at the same waterfall featured in the video above…
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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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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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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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Pat Smage in Southern Utah (Off the Beaten Path)
Pat Smage’s Utah segment from First Tracks Productions’ (http://firsttracksproductions.com) new film, “Off the Beaten Path” (https://vimeo.com/150982012)
