The slow and bumpy 5-mile road to Fallen Leaf Lake, southwest of South Lake Tahoe, affords only one way in and one way out ... over granite walls to reach homes tucked into the mountains ...

The slow and bumpy 5-mile road to Fallen Leaf Lake, southwest of South Lake Tahoe, affords only one way in and one way out ... the Angora Fire raged, reaching homes tucked into the mountains ...

With only my camera bag and ski boots in tow, I'd made my way from the airport and now sat in a little wooden house in the back of a pub in Munich ... That notion grew stronger as I was seated next to ...