The Two Castles
This photo was captured with a DJI Mavic pro drone and a PolarPro Cinema Series filter.
Buckeye Recreation Center
It's easy to forget just how far drones have come in the last few years. This photograph was captured with a GoPro Hero 3+ Black that was attached to a DJI Phantom 2 drone. It's a bit grainy and the sky is definitely blown out but it's a good reminder of the beginning of fall, which is just around the corner up on Beech Mountain.
This is the Buckeye Recreation Center and Buckeye Lake, which is the recreational hub for Beech Mountain. It has the most amazing playground, made by hand out of giant logs and natural rope. There is also a really fun hike called "Falls Loop Trail" that starts off deep in the forest until you come upon a nice waterfall and then follow the creek that feeds it back up to Buckeye Lake.
Boat Tower
This photograph was captured with a DJI Mavic pro drone.
Lake Life
We spent the weekend on the lake celebrating the upcoming nuptials of our friend, Cullen. Great times were had by all! Congratulations in advance to Cullen and Courtney!
This photograph was captured with a DJI Mavic Pro drone.
Nightmare Island
This island sits in the middle of Bass Lake, just outside of Blowing Rock. It's super lush, looking like something right our of Jurassic Park. It was a foggy day and the water took on a sinister look to it.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
South Lake Tahoe from Zephyr Cove
According to my Jeep, we hit 100 degrees this weekend in Charlotte to it's time to take it back to the winter. This is the view of South Lake Tahoe from peaceful Zephyr Cove, just five miles away.
This photograph was captured with a Sony DSC-S70 camera.
Marshland
The marshes of Figure Eight Island — located just outside of Wilmington, NC — are amazing. The next time I go, I need to get a small boat and work my way though each of the little creeks rather than rely on my drone to find the perfect spots.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional that just happens to be nearly $400 off at the moment.
Cold Day in Zephyr Cove
Zephyr Cove is a quaint little lakeside retreat on Lake Tahoe. It's one of the last milestones that you tick off on your way from the Reno airport to Stateline, which is the developed portion of Lake Tahoe that is host to Heavenly Valley. It's pretty quiet in the winter time — I think we suited up for a snowmobile tour there once many years ago. I bet it's a great place to relax in the summer but in the winter it always seems like one of the coldest spots on the lake to me.
This photograph was taken many moons ago with a very old Sony Cybershot something or other. Sony sure has come a long way since then!
Bass Lake Island
Bass Lake is just outside of Blowing Rock in the North Carolina High Country. There's a great hiking and running trail around the lake and right in the middle is this mysterious little island. I just had to check it out so I launched the drone to get a better view. I love the way the grayness of the water and lack of depth outside the island really plays with the scale of the photo.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.