This Morning's Snowliage

Yup. Snowliage is supposedly a word... I love the look of fresh snow on autumn foliage! And this morning, I ran around Downtown Truckee, California with the camera for a bit, capturing a few lovely scenes. These two shots were my favorites.

Both shot with a Canon R5 MarkII and a 24-105mm lens. Handheld, no lens filters or tripod.

The fall colors have been incredible here the last few days. Hopefully they stick around longer for some more photos. And I hope you get to enjoy some of the color in your area!

Scott Thompson
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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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