Leon Turnbull Photography

I headed up to Lake Tahoe this past weekend with my friend, Rob. Our plan was to shoot Fall colors and hit Fallen Leaf Lake at sunrise. But I guess God had another idea for us. The weather report was “iffy” at best, calling for snow overnight, then “partly sunny” skies at around sunrise, then clouding over with more snow later on in the morning. And very cold cold cold. We decided to take a chance and go up there anyway, despite the probability of frost bite. When we arrived at Tahoe, Mt. Tallac was socked in, nowhere to be seen. My envisioned shot of Tallac and Fallen Leaf Lake was not in the forecast. But sunrise over Emerald Bay, on the other hand, looked a lot more promising. There were a lot of clouds over the lake but they were more broken up. We decided to head over there, and we were not disappointed. It was a glorious sunrise, as the rising sun colored the ominous but scattered clouds in the distance. But it was darn cold, about 20 degrees with a cold wind to boot. I was all bundled up in my winter gear and gloves, so I was pretty peachy. But Rob forgot his gloves at home, so I imagine he had some troubles pressing the shutter button as the sun rose up above the horizon. I hope he got at least one good shot in. 🙂