Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/20

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Tioga Pass and Foresta
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol)
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:26:46 +0200
References: <809181.42164.qm@web82101.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi Bob,

I like very much your pictures, particularly the second one, all are  
great!

Saludos
Lluis

El 20/06/2010, a las 19:48, Bob Adler escribi?:

> Went on a 17 hour trip to Yosemite Friday as Tioga Pass had just  
> opened a couple of weeks ago. As you can imagine, there was water  
> gushing everywhere. This is the South Fork of the Toulumne River as  
> where it passes under the road:
>
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/_GA_3961VerticleFalls_MASTER_large.html
>
> The Tuolumne River was at it's peak, covering rocks usually high and  
> dry and a dull gray:
>
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/_GA_4068TuolomneTS_MASTER_large.html
>
> On the way back we saw the devastation from last September's Foresta  
> Fire that started as a controlled burn but got out of control ( 
> http://www.goldrushcam.com/2009/mariposa%20news/mariposa_news%20416.htm 
>  ). It was basically all ash with a few burnt snags. Fortunately the  
> fire moved north and left the meadows and houses west of Foresta  
> Road alone. Lupines were popping out of the ash; not sure why the  
> fire triggered their bloom:
>
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/_GA_4160Foresta_MASTER_large.html
>
> A super bright day at high altitude didn't allow for many keepers,  
> but always beautiful just driving around. The valley floor was  
> beginning to choke up with tourists and summer visitors, so not the  
> best time of year to go other than to see the gushing falls.
> C&C always much appreciated,
> Best,
> Bob
> Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>
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