Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fine shot that really captures the distance, Kyle! In June 1971, I crossed the canyon both ways with a couple of black M2 Leicas. It snowed on the North Rim the night before I started the two-day hike down (21 miles). Temperature was 105 F at the river. Bright Angel trail took me up to the South Rim where I stocked up on food, then hiked back down the Kaibab trail to the river again. Along with another two days back to my car, it made for one of the best weeks of my life! Gary Todoroff Tree LUGger At 01:05 PM 5/24/2010, you wrote: >I'd seen the Grand Canyon before, but this time I hiked four miles >down into it. Shockingly, four miles gets you NOWHERE. I imagine if >you were good you could actually cross the whole thing. I do wonder >how long it would take. > >You can't see the Colorado river in this shot, but you can see the >channel it's running through starting at about 9:00 and running up >and to the right. The Colorado Plateau being thrust upwards in the >last 600 million years gave the river it's power. The plateau's >stopped rising and we've damned the river so the canyon's not going >to get much bigger any time soon. > >Anyway, here's a photo, it's black and white, so it must be art. I'm >quite pleased with it: > >http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2010/kyle-cassidy-grand-canyon-1300.jpg > >Had a really cool Leica-Run-In at some ruins in the middle of the >desert, but I'll leave you wondering until I get my travel diary written >up.... > >kc