Seeking the Northern Lights

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May 11, 2024
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Day 1
Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 1:36 PM
☀️ 81 °F
Altitude: 62 ft
United States Sheehy Creek 38.236672, -122.26354138°14’12” N 122°15’49” W
Massive detour
May 11, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Highway 37 is closed, I'm stuck in "stop n' go" traffic in Napa. It's taking hours to get almost nowhere.
TravelerWow, hope it will get easier fast
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TravelerIt took a couple of hours, but that's okay. I was listening to podcasts and an audio book. No big deal.
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TravelerCool, glad it didn't annoy much
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 4:13 PM
☀️ 86 °F
Altitude: 1,220 ft
United States Cameron Airpark 38.684697, -120.98993138°41’5” N 120°59’24” W
The sky's the limit
May 11, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
A quick swing by Cameron Park.

The first thing you notice is that the road is as wide as a freeway in this residential neighborhood.

Then you see the garages are enormous.

Finally you see that many of the homes have an airplane parked outside, along with their car.

The people here can fly home to the runway beside their neighborhood and then taxi there plane back to their house.

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TravelerMy type of attraction 😊
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TravelerHa, ha, me too.
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TravelerLove this, so surreal! How the other half live
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TravelerVery intersting place.
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 5:38 PM
☀️ 73 °F
Altitude: 3,465 ft
United States Bridal Veil Falls 38.765789, -120.49053338°45’57” N 120°29’26” W
Bridal Veil
May 11, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
A short walk for Della
TravelerAhh, did you stay under the water? I would do it 🥶🤪
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TravelerNo. Not really ideal for that. I have in Iceland though. 🤣☔
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TravelerCool, Iceland must be special 😊 This waterfall is beautiful as well
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 5:58 PM
☀️ 68 °F
Altitude: 3,704 ft
United States Fry Creek 38.765903, -120.35422238°45’57” N 120°21’15” W
The American River
May 11, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Another stop along US 50.
TravelerLove US nature, been there once and it's different to what we see in Russia which makes memories special
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 6:32 PM
☀️ 59 °F
Altitude: 6,598 ft
United States Tamarack Creek 38.804233, -120.10955638°48’15” N 120°6’34” W
I found a little snow for Della
May 11, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
She immediately started burying her nose in it, as she does.
TravelerWhat a happy girl! 😍
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Traveler💙
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TravelerThat’s skyes typical pose, too. Sisters!
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TravelerHa, ha
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:45 PM
☀️ 54 °F
Altitude: 6,614 ft
United States Eagle Falls 38.948917, -120.109338°56’56” N 120°6’33” W
Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe
May 11, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
I've got at least two hours to wait, maybe longer, but this is the location I was hoping for and the skies are clear.

This is what I'm going to start with..

I'm going to use my 35 mm lens. I'm going to open up my aperture, I'll start at f/2.0. I'll probably start the shutter speed as slow as 20 seconds and keep the ISO high. So using my tripod. Anyway, that seems to make sense. Let's see how it works out.Read more
TravelerI actually use my 35mm Sergey presented for all travels, it's easy to use, you capture what you see and to me it become perfect set
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 8:10 PM
🌙 52 °F
Altitude: 6,660 ft
United States Eagle Falls 38.949014, -120.10935838°56’56” N 120°6’34” W
The photographers are gathering
May 11, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
My people?
TravelerYep, we're already comparing cameras settings. I'm worried though, everybody seems to be following my lead.
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TravelerNice, I felt for the first time that I would love to share settings and learn something from photographers around. But the camera owner in our team doesn't use manual. But I'm curious how different people with the same set of settings see the same things.
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TravelerI was surprised, Lena. Some different results across cameras. There are so many variables. Most people don't have the same cameras or the same lens. The same basic settings have the same effect, but final adjustments need to be tweaked depending on the hardware being used.
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TravelerOh, interesting. I bet there is a little contest between photographers 😁
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 9:11 PM
🌙 50 °F
Altitude: 6,591 ft
United States Eagle Falls 38.949056, -120.10935338°56’57” N 120°6’34” W
Still waiting, still hoping
May 11, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 50 °F
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:10 PM
🌙 46 °F
Altitude: 6,591 ft
United States Eagle Falls 38.949053, -120.10936738°56’57” N 120°6’34” W
A brief show
May 11, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 46 °F
Apparently not as good as last night, but I'm glad I came.
TravelerBeautiful
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Traveler💙
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TravelerAmazing! I love the colors. I saw the news about the solar superstorm causing the massive auroras last night, didn't think we could see them in the US! 🤩
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Traveler💙 Yes, we were probably the limit of how far south you could see it
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Day 2
Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 1:04 AM
🌙 57 °F
Altitude: 3,980 ft
United States Pollock Pines 38.76265, -120.57720138°45’46” N 120°34’38” W
1 am shopping at Safeway
May 12, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
Still a few hours until I get home. I needed a break.
TravelerDrive safe!
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May 12, 2024