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Subject: [Leica] We made it!!
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Thu Oct 9 14:54:30 2008
References: <200810091829.BDG33247@rg5.comporium.net>

Tina

Hope see the pictures soon

Hasta pronto!
Lluis


El 09/10/2008, a las 20:29, Tina Manley escribi?:

> PESO -
>
> We made it down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back up!  At  
> times I didn't think it was possible.  I've been on longer, steeper,  
> more strenuous trails but never one that was all three.  Standing  
> halfway up and looking straight up at how much further we had to go  
> was incredible.  It took us 9 hours to hike down the South Kaibab  
> Trail.  We spent the night at Phantom Ranch which was fabulous.  We  
> left Phantom Ranch yesterday morning at sunrise coming back up the  
> Bright Angel Trail and it took exactly 12 hours to hike back up  
> about 5000 feet.
>
> Today I'm resting and downloading all of my cards.  I used both M8s  
> and mostly the 35/2 and the 24/2.8 with some Voightlander 12mm.  The  
> sunrises and sunsets were spectacular.  The weather has been  
> absolutely perfect - cool and windy on top and hot with a nice  
> breeze on bottom.  There hasn't been a cloud in the sky since we got  
> here.  I'm sure the photos won't do it justice but I'll try to post  
> some soon.
>
> We hope to go out through parts of the Painted Desert on the way  
> back to Flagstaff before we fly home tomorrow.
>
> Hasta luego
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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