There are all kinds of people.  Some people love the ocean & sandy beaches.  Some love the city, others the prarie.  Me, I am a Mountain Boy.  I am so blessed to live in such an amazing place.  The Tahoe Rim and Mt Rose are 20-25 minutes from my home.

It has been hot here in Reno and getting hotter every day.  We are supposed to hit 100 degrees by Friday.  Even though I can look out and see the Rim from my house, I felt the walls closing in on me today.  I Had to get out, even if for a short time.

I had originally planned on attending a music production tonight-a part of our month long celebration of the art in Reno “Artown.”  But, I wanted fresh air, pine forests and a cool breeze so I grabbed my camera and headed up to Mt. Rose around 8 pm.

I thought I would use the serpentine roads to create some fun headlight and tail light streaks.  I set up for this first shot just below the East Bowl turn off.

As always, click to enlarge the image

Tailights on The Mount Rose Highway Camera Nikon D3 | 28-70 f/2.8 | ISO 200 1/20th sec f/20

As the Mosquitos and I were waiting for the light to fall I noticed that there was a Crescent Moon tonight.  After capturing the above image I tore up the road looking for a good angle to shoot Mount Rose (not the ski area) with the Moon and Stars.  It turned out that the parking lot of Sky Tavern afforded the best angle.  The moon was dropping like a rock but I got there in time.

Mount Rose Silhouette with A Crescent Moon Nikon D3 | 28-70 f/2.8 | 1/30th f/18 @ ISO 1000

It felt so good in the Mountains.  It was 60 degrees at 9,000 feet compared to the 80 degrees in town.  I had to throw on my Monkey Fleece.

Thanks for following along.

Tommy