More USA (2001-2005)

Here are some more phots from my travels in the USA (text updates to follow)

Californian Redwood forest north of San Francisco. The San Francisco bay area is often covered in fog. This effect was created when the fog mixed with bright sunshine. Tahoe panorama from Diamond Peak. This is 5 photos joined together. It shows a typical day at Diamond Peak looking down Crystal Ridge towards the lake.
Driving in a blizzard (notice the snow building up on the bonnet - it started to jam the wipers and block our view so we had to stop and remove it regularly). On this day it took me hours to get over the Mt Rose pass - normally would take 45 minutes. It was the start of a storm that delivered almost 6 meters of snow in 2 weeks.

It was always very interesting to drive in the snow. You had to battle extremely slippery roads, non-existent visibility, doors freezing shut, air intakes blocking with ice, and fatigue from the level of concentration required.

Snowing in Inlcine Village, Lake Tahoe. When it snowed, everything got covered creating a surreal effect.