Truckee River, a photo from Nevada, West

Photographer's Note

The Truckee River is a stream that flows in the states of California and Nevada. The river is about 120 miles (190 km) long. It is the sole outlet of Lake Tahoe and drains part of the high Sierra Nevada Mountain range, emptying into Pyramid Lake in the Great Basin. Its waters are an important source of irrigation along its valley and adjacent valleys.

It flows generally northwest through the mountains to Truckee, California, then turns sharply to the east and flows into Nevada, through Reno and Sparks and along the northern end of the Carson Range. It empties into the southern end of Pyramid Lake, on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation.

It is a beautiful stream for fishing and I have done that many times. Very clear and clean with several varieties of trout present here. In this picture, taken in Reno, one can see how clear the water is and although it is not too deep here, it gets deeper as it flow further toward the northern part of Nevada.

danos, ChrisJ, pierrefonds, baddori, Cricri, ikeharel has marked this note useful

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danos (110407) 2012-06-05 22:07

Hello Roger,
nice the view as the presentation of Truckee river as penetrating the scene with the well decorated bridge to make it even more attractive.
I like the brilliant light and colour management as the beauty of the scene.

Regards,Danos

jimmj63 (0) 2012-06-06 0:44

ciao roger

nice view of this corner of town in a sunny day

ciao, giacomo

ChrisJ (171888) 2012-06-06 5:32

Hello Roger,

I see a Wells Fargo Bank at left. Looks a little soft, but maybe I need to clean my glasses? Good density with excellent color saturation, framing and nice warm cold color contrasts between the yellow & blue. The flowerpots & flowers on the bridge add a nice splash of color. Tfs!

pierrefonds (114556) 2012-06-06 10:51

Hi Roger,

The distance to the bridge is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the details and colors of the architecture of the bridge and of the buildings. The morning light is bringing out the colors the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

baddori (20341) 2012-06-06 13:05

Roger
Rino, Las Vegas il grande deserto ed uno stato Usa , Nevada, famoso .
La foto mostra una tranquilla cittadina .
Sposalizi e divorzi .
Grazie per la condivisione .
GF

Cricri (176) 2012-06-08 23:11

Hi Roger
Belle vue depuis la riviиre, le pont joliment fleuri, la lumiиre et des couleurs agrйable
Belle composition
Belle journйe
cricri

ikeharel (113453) 2012-06-10 1:24

Reading your note about this river, Roger, I just had a recollection of the train ride I took from Denver to SFO, and when got out from Reno - the track runs along this up to the Sierra. I had some paper photos from back than not in a condition to scan.
Nice shot on the bridge - broght back good memories.
Thanks for the greetings.
Ike