Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 28, 2009, at 5:11 AM, Seth Rosner wrote: > Steve, on that ride from Idaho side over Teton Crest trail, we rode > down Crystal Canyon right to Jenny's Lake. All that was there then > were a few cabins that have since become the Jenny Lake Lodge. We > camped our first night right there on the shore, not 20 feet from > the Lake. Pristine and completely empty. Very grateful I have been > able to experience the mountain west when it was still fairly close > to its state when first seen by the fur trapper 'mountain men'. I've stayed at Jenny Lake Lodge... the lake is serenity on earth.... I will try to find my photos, I hope they do it justice, Steve > > > But Lord, I begin to feel old! ;-) > > Seth > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 5:20 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] the west.... > > >> >> On Jan 27, 2009, at 2:09 PM, Seth Rosner wrote: >> >>> Nathan, the correct name is/was Jackson's Hole, so called after a >>> beaver fur trapper of the same name who made the area his principal >>> place of business. West across the Tetons on the Idaho side was >>> called Pierre's Hole, after a French-Canadian voyageur trapper who >>> called that area home. As a boy, I worked on a ranch on Idaho side >>> for two summers before there was a Grand Teton National Park. At the >>> end of each summer, Jack Young, the ranch owner, took us kids on a >>> two-week horseback pack trip through the Tetons and the Yellowstone. >>> I first entered Jackson's Hole from Idaho side over Teton Crest >>> trail on the back of a 2-year-old Apaloosa colt (not gelding) named >>> Apache. Loved that horse so much I wrote my dad, pleading for him to >>> lend me some money so I could buy the animal and transport him back >>> to New York ;-) >>> >>> God's country. >> >> >> and one of the most profoundly beautiful places there is Jenny >> Lake... >> >> I may try to dig out a couple of photos of that place... >> >> >> Steve >>> >>> >>> Despoiled by the central bankers. >>> >>> even more by the ex-vice-president whom some may remember is from >>> Wyoming. >>> >>> Seth >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@frozenlight.eu >>> > >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 3:07 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] the west.... >>> >>> >>>> Hate to tell you this, but the only reason the name "Jackson Hole" >>>> rings a bell with me and most other economists in the world is that >>>> it >>>> is the site of the annual love-in of central bankers... >>>> >>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>> Alicante, Spain >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>> >>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 27, 2009, at 8:40 PM, Seth Rosner wrote: >>>> >>>>> they're there, Nathan, they're there! In the Snake River, even at >>>>> low 'tide'. It's just that for our purposes, this Teton country >>>>> dates from two centuries ago, the euro didn't exist, the yen was >>>>> unknown and bank notes didn't make their way this far west. Money >>>>> took the form of beaver pelts and horses. >>>>> >>>>> Seth >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" >>>>> <photo@frozenlight.eu >>>>> > >>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 2:12 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] the west.... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I expected Jackson Hole to be all strewn with dollar, yen, euro >>>>>> and >>>>>> perhaps pound bills ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>>>> Alicante, Spain >>>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>>>> >>>>>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 25, 2009, at 12:55 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> two more images, these from the Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Tetons >>>>>>> area... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2009/ >>>>>>> tetons.jpg.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2009/ >>>>>>> birdtetons.jpg.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I believe these were taken with a Leica R8, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> the first one with a lux 50mm and the second with the Elmarit >>>>>>> 19 >>>>>>> mm /2.8 2nd version. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> many thanks for your interest in these, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Steve >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>> information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>> information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>>>> Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.14/1918 - Release Date: >>>>> 01/27/09 07:26:00 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.14/1918 - Release Date: >>> 01/27/09 07:26:00 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.15/1921 - Release Date: > 01/27/09 07:26:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information