Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can imagine SOMEONE's making a 6 mile hike with his P45+Alpa soon :-) Enjoy and good luck! On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 10:28 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > For those of you near the Merced River, El Portal and east, it's apparently > a good year for poppies and redbuds. Per Michael Frye: > > "I agree with Barbara that the redbud are at peak now in the Merced River > Canyon west of Yosemite. But I don't agree about the poppies. This is one > of the best poppy displays I've seen there, comparable to the great 2009 > show, which was easily the best I'd ever witnessed in over 25 years in the > area. Perhaps Barbara didn't see them when they were fully open, which > makes a big difference. The flowers about 3 miles east of Briceburg, across > the river from 140, are spectacular, though you can only photograph them > from across the river unless you want to make a six mile roundtrip hike > from Briceburg. Grandy's Hill, another mile or two further east , but on > the south (road) side of the river, seems muted, and is maybe not quite in > full bloom yet, but some patches just west of there are brilliant. The > beginning of the Hite's Cove trail looks great, with lots of poppies. > Further east the poppies seem to be just getting started, so those areas > may get better over the next couple of weeks. > > Despite the fact that this is all public land, and unfenced, and some of > the best poppy displays are on the road side of the river, access to the > flowers is very difficult. The hillsides are extremely steep. Not > fall-off-and-you'll die steep (at least in most places), but it requires a > lot of agility, stamina, and sure-footedness to climb up many of these > hills, and a slip could cause injury. Most people are going to be limited > to telephoto views from the road. The one spot with relatively easy access > to close-up views of poppies is the beginning of the Hite's Cove trail. > > - Michael > > Michael Frye > Michael Frye Photography" > > -- > Bob Adler > Redwood City, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>