Comments for Tahoe Light Photography http://tahoelight.com/blog Corporate, outdoor and adventure photography by Reno and Lake Tahoe freelance photographer Scott Sady. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:29:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Lake Tahoe Ski Photography, Backcountry skiing images by admin http://tahoelight.com/blog/2009/04/lake-tahoe-ski-photography-backcountry-skiing-images/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 admin Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:29:28 +0000 http://tahoelight.com/blog/?p=31#comment-1014 Yeah, I don't know what their problem is. Last year, when their budget had been all but decimated, they somehow found the funds and time to padlock not only this cabin (they say they are considering the historical importance of the location, as this was technically one of the places where snow science in the US was born) but also shuttered one in the Martis drainage. I hope nobody heads up there in a snowstorm looking for shelter. Yeah, I don’t know what their problem is. Last year, when their budget had been all but decimated, they somehow found the funds and time to padlock not only this cabin (they say they are considering the historical importance of the location, as this was technically one of the places where snow science in the US was born) but also shuttered one in the Martis drainage. I hope nobody heads up there in a snowstorm looking for shelter.

]]> Comment on Minaret Lake-Thousand Island Lake backpacking loop and landscape photography by admin http://tahoelight.com/blog/2009/08/minaret-lake-thousand-island-lake-backpacking-loop-and-landscape-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 admin Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:25:42 +0000 http://tahoelight.com/blog/?p=271#comment-1013 We saw bear signs, but no overt activity. However, Thousand Islands Lake is pretty famous for lots of bears. It is a main stop on the large packtrains both for tours and for cacheing food for PCT through-hikers. That said, canisters are required if you cross into Yosemite National Park at any point, and we used them because we have them. However, I would probably have felt comfortable hanging a food bag from a tree most places. Just be careful. The higher lakes really showed no sign of bear activity. I would be concerned with Thousand Island lake and Minarete lake mostly. We saw bear signs, but no overt activity. However, Thousand Islands Lake is pretty famous for lots of bears. It is a main stop on the large packtrains both for tours and for cacheing food for PCT through-hikers. That said, canisters are required if you cross into Yosemite National Park at any point, and we used them because we have them. However, I would probably have felt comfortable hanging a food bag from a tree most places. Just be careful. The higher lakes really showed no sign of bear activity. I would be concerned with Thousand Island lake and Minarete lake mostly.

]]> Comment on Minaret Lake-Thousand Island Lake backpacking loop and landscape photography by Anne http://tahoelight.com/blog/2009/08/minaret-lake-thousand-island-lake-backpacking-loop-and-landscape-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 Anne Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:03:29 +0000 http://tahoelight.com/blog/?p=271#comment-1012 Hi, great post! Thanks! Thinking about trying this route this coming August. Was there much evidence of bear activity up there? We usually stick to the north western sierras and have seen almost no bear activity the last few years. Did you carry bear barrels or sink your food? Thanks! Hi, great post! Thanks! Thinking about trying this route this coming August. Was there much evidence of bear activity up there? We usually stick to the north western sierras and have seen almost no bear activity the last few years. Did you carry bear barrels or sink your food? Thanks!

]]> Comment on Lake Tahoe Ski Photography, Backcountry skiing images by Kate Grey http://tahoelight.com/blog/2009/04/lake-tahoe-ski-photography-backcountry-skiing-images/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 Kate Grey Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:44:26 +0000 http://tahoelight.com/blog/?p=31#comment-1011 [I don't think this posted my first time] Wow Scott! What photos! I was telling a geocaching friend today about my memories of Church's Cabin. He challenged me to find a photo of it. Eureka! I struck gold with your post! That’s the woodstove we lit! The wooden bench I slept on with my young daughter! You can see the graffiti on the walls! Awesome! Even better, it's the cabin in winter! Actually, I never even saw the concrete exterior shown in your photos! The snow was so deep that year that the cabin was COMPLETELY covered in snow when we arrived, except for the flue pipe sticking up. (No "bad juju" of finding it occupied for us.) So of course we only dug out just enough to get inside, and I only saw the door and a few inches of concrete on either side, not the whole building. You're absolutely right in your comment "location is a deeply guarded secret among locals." I was forbidden by my ex-husband to EVER give anyone a clue as to where it might be - saying "chocolate" out loud was expressly forbidden. In fact, he told me the name of the pass was "Secret Pass." I know realize he told me that name on purpose, because he wanted the location to stay, well, a secret! Sadly, I'm crushed to read on another blog that the cabin was shut down by the Forest Service. My memory of the joy of finishing hours of digging, at long last finally opening the door, and finding a stocked pantry of canned goods, all kinds of utensils and useful items, lots of mice turds - but also a broom to sweep them up (our gift to the cabin was mousetraps), plenty of books to read and wood already chopped and ready for the stove will never be repeated in my lifetime. It's now nothing more than a priceless memory. Well, it always was. [I don't think this posted my first time]
Wow Scott! What photos! I was telling a geocaching friend today about my memories of Church’s Cabin. He challenged me to find a photo of it. Eureka! I struck gold with your post! That’s the woodstove we lit! The wooden bench I slept on with my young daughter! You can see the graffiti on the walls! Awesome!

Even better, it’s the cabin in winter! Actually, I never even saw the concrete exterior shown in your photos! The snow was so deep that year that the cabin was COMPLETELY covered in snow when we arrived, except for the flue pipe sticking up. (No “bad juju” of finding it occupied for us.) So of course we only dug out just enough to get inside, and I only saw the door and a few inches of concrete on either side, not the whole building.

You’re absolutely right in your comment “location is a deeply guarded secret among locals.” I was forbidden by my ex-husband to EVER give anyone a clue as to where it might be – saying “chocolate” out loud was expressly forbidden. In fact, he told me the name of the pass was “Secret Pass.” I know realize he told me that name on purpose, because he wanted the location to stay, well, a secret!

Sadly, I’m crushed to read on another blog that the cabin was shut down by the Forest Service. My memory of the joy of finishing hours of digging, at long last finally opening the door, and finding a stocked pantry of canned goods, all kinds of utensils and useful items, lots of mice turds – but also a broom to sweep them up (our gift to the cabin was mousetraps), plenty of books to read and wood already chopped and ready for the stove will never be repeated in my lifetime. It’s now nothing more than a priceless memory. Well, it always was.

]]> Comment on Alabama Hills and Eureka Dunes landscape photography by Barrett Donovan http://tahoelight.com/blog/2011/10/alabama-hills-and-eureka-dunes-landscape-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 Barrett Donovan Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:23:34 +0000 http://tahoelight.com/blog/?p=733#comment-1006 Taylor (my brother) sent me the link to your blog. Awesome images Scott! Definitely a productive trip. Great post too, interesting about the GND filters. Taylor (my brother) sent me the link to your blog. Awesome images Scott! Definitely a productive trip. Great post too, interesting about the GND filters.

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