Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Ken: Count me and my wife Georgia in. We will try to make reservations. Let us know any procedural informational information. Roland Smith - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Iisaka" <ken@iisaka.org> To: <balug@creativephoto.com> Cc: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 12:51 AM Subject: [Leica] Point Bonita Lighthouse Full Moon Walk > BALUGs, > > The next Sunset/Full-Moon walk at the Point Bonita Lighthouse in the Marin > Headlands that falls on a Saturday is April 7. > > Point Bonita Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the entrance to the San > Francisco Bay. Precariously perched atop a steep cliff, at the > south-western tip of Marin County, just north of San Francisco, in the > Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is in a dramatic setting, some 140 > ft above the high waves, and the lighthouse and its environs are full of > photographic opportunities. > > The walk on April 7 starts at 6:30 pm and ends at 8:30 pm. Both the > moonrise and sunset are at about 7:40 pm, so you will be busy around then. > The half-mile walk to the lighthouse takes about 15 minutes, and you should > have plenty of time to set up whatever gear you may have. I will be armed > with a Noctilux, with the camera loaded with Provia F or Velvia film. Note > that this event is very popular among amateur photographers in the area. > > To reserve your place, you will have to call National Park Service at 415 > 331 1540. I don't know exactly when they start accepting reservations, but > it is typically two weeks before the event date. > > I realise that the date coincides with the next Photo Fair and I assume many > of us will be there. I could organise an early supper/gathering in > Sausalito at 4 pm or so, before heading out. An alternate activity during > the day is to explore the area, with abandoned military installations and > the well-known Hawk Hill, aka Hill 129 where Telyts have been seen in use. > > http://www.nps.gov/goga/mahe/pobo/ > http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/maritime/park/ptbonita.htm > http://www.nps.gov/goga/parknews/index.htm > > > Ken Iisaka <first name at last name dot org> > Still lost in Mill Valley, Marin County, CA. > > >