Emerald Bay Afterglow

A wintery evening on the west shore of Lake Tahoe. Purple light mainly occurs when the Sun is 2-6° below the horizon, 10 minutes or so after sunset. Moments before this photo was taken it was actually a bit dull, then a purple bomb went off. It was a 'hell yeah' type moment. The lightning bolt shaped cloud, the light snow dusting and glassy conditions all conspired to make a perfect storm moment come to fruition.

Tahoe Open

\Tahoe is a year round destination, and obviously in wintertime it offers world class skiing and boarding. If you take your family to the mountains mid week, you often feel like you have the place to yourself. Last week we took our kids skiing and there were 200 total lift tickets sold - wide open beauty.

Tahoe Tidepool

It really is that blue. It's Caribbean blue and my son and I paddled to this west shore cove and found this awesome blue lagoon. Pine scent strong in the air, warn breeze, solitary sailboat off in the distance, backdropped by Mount Rose - Lake Tahoe, Summer 2016.

Tahoe Waterfront Pano

A random find along the banks of the Lake Tahoe. 2:1 Panoramic of a group of kids best impression of an Andy Goldsworthy sculpture.

Tahoe Dreamin'

Multiple times throughout the trip my family and I just returned from we thought, "Where are we? Back on Maui? In the Bahamas? Indonesia perhaps?" Nope, we were in the Sierra Nevada on the magnificent Lake Tahoe.

Million Dollar Sunset

In Summer 2015 I attended an entrepreneurs conference in Lake Tahoe. Among the speakers were 4 Olympic Gold Medalists, Hollywood actor Glen Morshower, money expert Loral Langemeier and many others. It's important to network with peers, be inspired and set some new goals every year. Although I've been stuck indoors for the most part, I did manage to sneak outside and shoot this sunset over the lake.

Lake Tahoe Pine

Apparently, this is the usual view at DL Bliss State Park. I thought it was the prettiest lake scenery I'd ever seen.

DL Bliss State Park

Getting a campsite here is like winning the lottery, only harder. If you'd like to camp here, think ahead and mark you calendars because the rest of the world wants to camp here at the same time you do.

Tahoe Cove Moonrise

By day, Tahoe is miraculously beautiful; by night, the same. Here is a 3/4 moon just cresting the hill on the Nevada side amidst a cloud covered sky with a sailboat in the foreground who's found a rather tranquil anchorage to watch the show.

Blue Lagoon

When I look at this photo I am awestruck by the deep, rich and diverse tones of Lake Tahoe. At first I skipped passed this image, thinking that without something definitive in the foreground it didn't work. reconsidered and now love the simplicity. Let the colors do the talking!

Pine Cove Tahoe

There are so many beautiful nooks on the Tahoe shoreline, especially on the Nevada side which is typically less accessible due to steep cliffs and very limited parking. During our annual family camping trip, we hiked about a mile off the beaten path to find this hidden gem.

Pine Cove Tahoe

There are so many beautiful nooks on the Tahoe shoreline, especially on the Nevada side which is typically less accessible due to steep cliffs and limited parking. In summer 2018 I found this spot, a hidden gem of Tahoe beauty.

Tahoe Boulders

In Summer 2018 there was a rather odd, super high lake level that in August was only a foot from flood levels. This is unusual because by mid-summer the lake has not been fed by rains for quite some time and the warm conditions increase lake evaporation effects. This spot is typically a white sandy beach but during the clear water high flood of summer it presented this cool opportunity to see these boulders partially submerged.

Lake Tahoe Macro 1

Macro take on the crystal clear waters of Lake Tahoe as a tiny tube breaks along the shores.

Lake Tahoe Macro 2

Macro take on the crystal clear waters of Lake Tahoe as a tiny tube breaks along the shores.

Tahoe Bliss

Western shore of Lake Tahoe, Emerald Bay State Park. CA

Sand Harbor Jetty

Sand Harbor is one of those magical places that despite its beauty I would typically avoid. I don't really like tourist traps, or scenic overlooks that everyone and their mother has photographed already. In peak season, Sand Harbor will see over 1,000 people per day. The east shore of Nevada is not really known for soft sandy beaches, except for Sand Harbor. The majority of Nevada’s beaches have coarse sand which is tough on your feet, Tahoe’s prevailing breezes deposit white, fine-grained sand, at Sand Harbor.