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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.
Small Pool at River’s Edge
Small pools form in the slick rock along the edge of the Toulumne.
River Reflections
With the water so low in the river, boulders appear when normally underwater. I was able to capture reflections in the pools along the river.
Along the Tuolumne River
Even in a low water year the Tuolumne is still a impressive sight.
Snake River
Traveling through Twin Falls, Idaho last Fall. Pulled over to take a photo of the Snake River on our way to Crater of the Moon.
Swirls
Lengthen the exposure for the photo and the bubbles on the river become swirls with the current. It reminds me of finger painting 🙂
New Growth & Old Reflections
Taken from the bridge in Yosemite Valley. The new growth from the tree overhanging the Merced River and reflections of trees in the water
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