Brrrr!

Michelle and Ron Pontoni’s Sunday morning walk was an exercise in slipping and sliding around South Lake Tahoe.

They set out in an exhilarating search of fall color, that had survived six inches of overnight snow, to find the color beautifully contrasting with snow-blown pines.

Although it never rose above 26 degrees (F) yesterday morning, the snow won’t last long and neither will the fall color. It is past peak at Lake Tahoe.

Still, dazzling patches of orange and red now stand out among its evergreens. You gotta shoot quickly, though, as not only will the color drop soon, as Michelle explains, so have the temperatures and it doesn’t take long for camera batteries to freeze on chilly Lake Tahoe mornings.