Showing posts with label donner summit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label donner summit. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Donner Summit Bridge in Truckee, CA (Part 6) - Truckee/Tahoe February 2016

Back in February 2016, I took at trip to Truckee, CA and Lake Tahoe (both California and Nevada side). Most of the photos are of snowy winter scenery. I visited places such as Donner Lake, Tahoe City, Kings Beach, Abandoned Historical Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) Tunnels, and more. I took many photos and are here to share with you. The photos will be split over several blog posts. If you have been following me on here, you'd know there has been a ton of stuff happening in my life such as my old computer breaking down and health issues I've had to deal with. This delayed my photo processing by a very long time which is why I am only posting them now. I also did vlogs on this trip. If you are interested in viewing them, you can do so here.

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Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Today I begin my photos from day 3 of my trip and were taken on 2/21/2016. The photos for today are from the vista point at Donner Summit Bridge, scenery near Donner Summit Bridge, and Donner Summit Bridge itself.

A panorama from Donner Summit Bridge Vista Point. Slightly to the left from the center is Donner Lake. On the mountain side on the right is the Historical Abandoned Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) Tunnels. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 19 07 N 120 19 07 W

Another scenery photo from Donner Summit Bridge Vista Point shot in the same spot. In the center is Donner Lake. On the mountain side on the right is the Historical Abandoned Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) Tunnels. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 


I walked across the road from the vista point and got a photo of the mountain. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 19 09 N 120 19 08 W

Black and white process of the photo above. 


I then hiked down to get under Donner Summit Bridge. I saw a few people sledding down there so I guessed it was relatively safe. The hike was not easy. I slipped and fell on my butt several times. Thanks to my years of photography, I have pretty much trained myself to instinctively elevate the camera when I fall so it doesn't hit anything. My tripod and I got pretty wet, but my camera stayed dry. Here is a photo of the bridge. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 19 10 N 120 19 11 W

Black and white process of the photo above. 

I proceeded to walk under Donner Summit Bridge to get a photo of the underside. 
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 39 19 10 N 120 19 08 W

Black and white process of the photo above. 

This is all the photos for today! I hope you have enjoyed the photos! In the next blog post I will start my photos from the Abandoned Historical Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) Tunnels. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Truckee & Tahoe (Part 3) - February 2016 Vlog


I went up to Truckee, CA with a few friends for vacation, sightseeing, and of course photography. Here is part 3 of the 3 part vlog series where I visited Truckee, Donner Lake, and Lake Tahoe. In the vlogs, you will get to see the videos of the places I took photos at, get some tips and tricks for photography and traveling in the great outdoors, and see little bits of my hangout with my friends (yes, it did get a bit crazy in a few of the clips).

In this vlog:
  • My last day in Truckee, CA.
  • Donner Summit Bridge
  • Donner Summit Vista Point (Overlooking Donner Lake)
  • Abandoned Historic Summit Tunnels (mostly around Summit Tunnel #6 & #7) where the Central Pacific Railroad used to run.
  • Sunny demoing her super bright photography flashlight.
  • Sunset from my drive back to the San Francisco Bay Area.
The flashlight I used in the tunnels is a Nitecore TM16.
Demo Video | Product Link

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