Early morning boat cruise on the lake. About a dozen of us climbed aboard the camp's party boat to watch the sunrise from on the water.From the middle of the lake, looking southwestIf you know the area, Mt. Tallac is the peak on the right side of the image. The sun has just come over [...]
A number of us from Stanford Sierra Camp went on a nature hike in Charity Valley. The timing worked out great, the hills seemed to be in full bloom. I spent the first half of the hike squatting to take pictures then running to catch up, but I think it was worth it. Asters Larkspur [...]
A few sets of pictures from Stanford Sierra Camp this year on Fallen Leaf Lake (near Lake Tahoe, California). We spend a lot of time on the lake wakeboarding, innertubing, fishing and just messing around. These are a couple of my favorite shots from on the water. Kevin wakeboarding - more air every year. This [...]
We went back up to Fallen Leaf Lake to retrieve our boat after being evacuated due to the Angora Fire. Took a couple of wakeboarding runs, this one with my new Olympus 770 waterproof camera. From this side of Angora Ridge it's almost impossible to tell you are only a mile from the burn area.
We spend a week each summer at Stanford Sierra Camp by Fallen Leaf Lake. We had only been there 24 hours where the fire bell rang due to the Angora Fire. The fire started over the ridge but only about 2 miles from us. This is a picture only about an hour after the fire [...]