klsphoto Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Going to Reno area July 15-17. Any ideas for landscape photography? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper8168 Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 I was born and raised in Reno - lived the for 20 years and all my family is still there. Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe and Lake Tahoe. That's by far the top destination. The Mount Rose Highway, which is where the freeway portion of 395 basically ends south of town, is a great and quick way to get there. There are breathtaking views of Reno and the Washoe Valley all the way up. Even better views of the lake from the crest all the way down. Also try taking the turnoff to Slide Mountain - some nice views there as well. If you go East instead of West on the Mt Rose Highway, past the Virginia Foothills (where my family is) it's actually called Geiger Grade and is the road to Virginia City. There are great views of the Washoe Valley and of Virginia City from this road. Definitely recommended. Make at least a half-day for this trip because you'll want to explore Virginia City and perhaps take a ride on the V&T Railroad. South of town, on the way to Carson City, is Bower's Mansion, which backs right up to the Eastern Sierra's. Not much to say about it other than it's a nice property. Do a Google search on it to see if it might interest you. Pyramid Lake is about 28 miles north of town and is like an alien landscape. It's a gigantic lake that is extremely shallow and is full of wildlife, but there is very little vegetation, so it's got a really strange feeling to it. I'll think of more - gotta run now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klsphoto Posted July 14, 2004 Author Share Posted July 14, 2004 Great ideas, thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper8168 Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 Sorry - got hung up at work over the weekend. Hope it worked out. I'm surprised that there aren't more from the Reno area here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klsphoto Posted July 18, 2004 Author Share Posted July 18, 2004 Thanks for all of the ideas, they worked great. Did Pyramid Lake Thursday, Animal Ark & Reno on Friday & Tahoe on Saturday. Thanks again. Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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