Fall in Calaveras
Morning hike on the Arnold Rim Trail. We started kind of early so when we approached this tree on the trail it was shady. On the way back to the car, the morning sun lit up the old oak tree and its fall color.
Veteran’s Day
On this day we remember all those that have served in our armed forces to protect our freedom.
Fungus
Early morning hike on the Arnold Rim Trail and I spied these fungi on a fallen oak stump.
Fledgling Bald Eagle
Near Taylor Creek, I was able to capture this photo of a fledgling bald eagle.
Grooming and Running
Here’s our friend the mallard standing on a log, grooming himself while the Kokanee run up river.
Kokanee Salmon Run
Taken at Taylor Creek in the Tahoe Basin (2012)
Did you know the Kokanee Salmon are not indigenous to Lake Tahoe? Kokanee were “accidentally” introduced into Lake Tahoe in 1944 from holding ponds that overflowed at the old Tahoe City Fish Hatchery. Three years after their accidental introduction the salmon returned to Tahoe City to spawn. Knowing that the Kokanee would survive in Lake Tahoe, it was decided that the hatchery would do a yearly planting of fingerlings in the tributary streams. These plantings began in 1949. Today, California Department of Fish and Game continues to plant fingerlings in Taylor Creek to maintain a healthy population. Kokanee Salmon are a land-locked form of the Sockeye Salmon that are native to the marine and fresh waters of the Pacific Northwest.
Don’t Mind Us, Just Passing Through
A few Avocets just passing through the flock of Ross’ Geese
You See Anyone Coming Yet?
These ground squirrels were looking down the road, ever vigilant.
Snapshots by Kats 