Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. April 29th, 2020 After yesterday’s Steep and Deep post, I expected I’d hear from at least one powder hound (that’s ski slang for
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Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. April 28th, 2020 “Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” ~John Muir If you’ve
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Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos and stories from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. April 27th, 2020 After jetting around the word on our magic carpet, this week we’re parking it in the Sierra Nevada and Carson
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It was only about two weeks ago that we went out for a winter kayak on Lake Tahoe. The water was so placid it felt like an illusion — like sitting on a mirror. The sunsets had been stunning and there was no hint of the snow yet to come. The calm before the storm. Since then, it hasn’t stopped
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I’ve missed you. Today I reconnect and say hello to whomever may be listening. My voice has been quiet, muffled by the events of life. Writing is a practice and when life presents twists and turns, the time and space to write becomes harder to locate. But now, I’m sitting beside Lake Tahoe – facing west! – making up for
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Two years ago I was taking a one-day photography class. We arrived at the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe in the late afternoon. Lake Tahoe is a magical place for photography — constantly beautiful no matter what time of day or what kind of weather. In winter, clouds rage over the Sierra Nevada range and drift across the lake unleashing
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I spotted it as I turned right toward highway 267. It was the kind of sunset that makes you drive 75 in a 45, search frantically for a place to pull off the road, slam on the brakes, bust out the camera and then try to hold your breath to avoid camera shake (no time for the tripod) as you
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