Beautiful Day Of Fishing Pyramid Lake, Nevada

Yesterday was an incredible day that I will probably be talking about for years to come. I got the last minute call the night before to join my buddy on his boat for the Pyramid Lake, Nevada fishing opening day.

We saw a few beautiful rainbows in the sky while out on the water. Always a sign of good luck...

The scenery was incredible. And the fishing was even better! So many cutthrought trout were caught.

41 fish, to be exact. I downloaded and used a little fish counter on my phone. Catch numbers are usually impressive at this lake, especially on opening day with the fish haven't seen lures in a while.

This sunrise photo below was taken out the truck window on our drive to the boat launch. The day started off great!

The line at the boat launch is always a bit crazy on opening day. But it gave us plenty of time to prepare the boat and get set up.

My buddy Blake, the boat owner, is a fishing guide. He knows how to catch! I appreciate it when I get the invite to join him as I usually go home with dinner in the cooler. And I always try to get him a few photos for his socials and website.

His guide service is called Pisces Outdoors. He also has a website where he sells lures that he makes: www.piscesoutdoors.com And He also has a fishing YouTube Channel.

Another buddy, Paul, also joined us. These two guys are way better fishermen than me. I always appreciate learning as much as I can from them. We mostly used plug style lures, but a variety of lures were used, and a variety of colors.

All of the fish were released to be caught another day.

Well, all were release but one... lol. Yummy! I had 1/3 of the fish for lunch today. Two more meals in the freezer.

So many smiles, laughs, and good time out there!

Thank you for looking and I hope you are all having a great day.

Scott Thompson
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Backpacking Warren Lake

This weekend was a lot of fun! And a lot of work... A couple of friends and I backpacked to Warren Lake for an overnight adventure. Of course, I brought the Canon camera...

We knew it was going to be a tough 7 mile hike in, but we did not realize how grueling it would be. Lots of uphill and downhill, and uphill and downhill. We were all exhausted by the time we got to the lake and found a spot to set up our tents. And we were DONE by the time we got back to the car on the second day.

It was worth it though. I'm not sure if I'll ever go back, but I'm glad I got it done. And I'm happy with these new photos!

These first four photos were all shot with the Canon R5 Mark II and a 24-105mm lens.

The rest of these photos were all shot with my phone. Shots of our camp and hike.

Fun times out there! Exhausting, but fun.
Thanks for looking, and I hope you all had a great weekend!

Scott Thompson
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New Photos From Last Weekend's Backpacking Adventure

I finally had time to go trough and work on some new photos from a little overnight solo backpacking adventure last weekend. The destination was Flora Lake and Azalea Lake. Both lakes are near each other. It was a lot fun being out there, but it was mostly relaxing being all by myself.

In this first drone sunrise photo, you can see Azalea Lake on the left and Flora Lake on the right. Donner Lake and Truckee, California can be seen in the distance.

Here's one of Flora Lake at sunrise, with Donner Lake in the background. Again, shot at sunrise with the drone.

I love Castle Peak! And you can see it in the background of this Azalea Lake photo below.

This one is a nighttime shot, the light was provided by the moon. The water was so still and peaceful.

And another reflection shot, I really like how the rocky shoreline was looking at Azalea Lake.

And my peaceful little camp spot. Nobody else was out there!

I hope you all have some nice adventures this weekend...

Scott Thompson
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Just Another New Rainbow Bridge Photo...

I'm pretty happy with this pretty shot! I was very lucky to be at the right place at the right time. This location is not what I had planned. In fact, I was on my way to a real estate shoot. The place where I live is down under those clouds, across the street from Donner Lake. I had called the real estate agent and asked how the weather was looking at the summit house, because it looked grey and non-photogenic at my house. She assured me it was mostly clear with a blue sky at the house I was shooting.

As I was driving up the road to the house, I got above the inversion clouds and was treated to a beautiful view. Since I was a little ahead of schedule, I pulled over at Rainbow Bridge, hopped out of my SUV, and shot this image. Three minutes later I was back on the road, headed to my shoot.

Shot with a Canon R5 MarkII and a 24-105mm lens. ISO 320, the shutter speed was 1/160 of a second, and the lens aperture was f/22. Handheld, no filters.

Thank you for looking, and I hope you all had a beautiful day too!

Scott Thompson
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Interesting Trees Near Echo Peak, Tahoe

I recently went for a big hike with a friend and the dog se is dog sitting, up to Echo Peak in the Tahoe area of California. There was a fair amount of smokey haze in the air from a nearby wildfire, not many photos were taken, but I did end up with a few "keepers" of interesting trees.

These next three images were shot with the Canon R5 MKII, near the peak, after a long hike up the mountain. There were lots of trees and boulders that were weathered, twisted, beat-up, and photogenic. The weather up there is not gentle but that makes for some unique scenes.

Here's a few phone photos of the day's adventure. Echo lake is below, in Tahoe's Desolation Wilderness.

My friend's family has owned a property on Echo Lake since the 1920's. It's a boat-in only location, new homes are not allowed to be built in the area. It's a pretty special little cabin!

Tons of fun out there, even if tons of photos weren't taken.

Hope you are all having a great weekend!

Scott Thompson
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