Sierra Snapshots: Donner sunrises, spring snow & May flowers (photo slideshow)
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The Sierra sun burns orange as it begins to rise above Donner Lake in early May.
Courtesy Chris Turner / Rimfire Photography |
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A decent little snow storm on May 20 brought some friendly neighbors out to say hello in Glenshire.
Courtesy Laurie Scheibner |
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The waves were churning on Donner Lake on May 19 as a wintry storm swept into the region.
Courtesy Charlie White |
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Because of the recent rains, perhaps the finest bloom of flowers at Squaw is seen in mid-May.
Courtesy Michael Monroe |
TAHOE-TRUCKEE, Calif. — Each week, the Sierra Sun publishes a handful of Sierra Snapshots images based on reader submissions of their photography of beautiful Tahoe-Truckee scenes.
Have a photo to share? Email a high resolution version (200 DPI or higher and at least 5 inches wide on the longest side) to snapshots@sierrasun.com with information about what’s going on in the photo, the full names of the people in it, and where and when it was taken, as well as who took the image.
Please submit individual photos. Photo collages, graphics and overly manipulated images will not be accepted.
Our community’s images are part of what makes the Sierra Sun shine, so send us your images, and look for them to publish in print every Friday, and online each week.
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