Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information