Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 15, 2008, at 6:02 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > WOW Hoppy! That sounds like my first and only visit to the Grand > Canyon. :-) > > > > We drove up from Scottsdale and the weather was as beautiful as it > is in > Arizona! Always gorgeous! :-) Right Steve? :-) Oh accept those days > when > it's 114 degrees! OUCH! Even too hot for a swim in the home pool! :-) or 116 deg F and 2 % humidity, so hot and dry, that when you get out of the pool, evaporation is instantaneous, you feel like you are freezing (really)... OK...here you go Ted, a tough one...how do you know you are in Arizona, during an intermission at a concert...?? the answer down at the bottom of this message.... > As we approached the Park Entrance to the big hole in the ground, it > began > snowing like a good old fashion Canadian winter blizzard. You > couldn't see > anything. So my very first picture was a deliberate one of the snow, > camera > aimed in the direction of the Canyon. A complete white out! :-) > > > > The next day? Some very beautiful snow and Grand Canyon images with > sunshine. :-) Life's like that for dedicated photographers. :-) :-) answer.... the line for the water fountain is longer than the line at the lady's room... gotta love it... Steve > > > > > ted > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Geoff > Hopkinson > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 1:25 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] message for Steve Barbour > > > > > > Steve, they are heading for some feet of snow on the South rim. All > of the > > tour companies closed down and the airport was about to close, > probably is > > now. Snow in part of LV as well as rain all over. I did indeed get > some > > photos of the Canyon with snow all about and more clouds blowing in > from the > > > (closed) North Rim. The snow across the desert was a novelty however I > > nearly cried at all of the colour I didn't get to see this time. > The canyon > > > itself was filled to within 6 feet of the top with ice and slush... > the > > Colorado glacier! Our scenic flight has scenic views of the top of the > > clouds for the entire trips. My M8 did not complain once. I took the > battery > > > out and warmed it with my hands once, but I think the camera was > just having > > > a little snooze after being turned on for ten minutes or so. Anyhoo > stand by > > > for pics once I get home just before Christmas. > > Cheers > > Frozen Hoppy who forgot his woolly hat > > --- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 7:01 AM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] message for Steve Barbour > > > > > >> > >> On Dec 15, 2008, at 1:32 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > >> > >>> Dear Steve, please contact someone in state government and have >>> the heat > > >>> turned up for Arizona. We just got back from the Grand Canyon and >>> nearly > > >>> froze our a**es off! I didn't even know that thermometers went down > >>> below 0 on your Fahrenheit scale! > >>> Cheers > >>> temporarily Arizonian Hoppy > >> > >> I would be happy to take care of that Hoppy, but asking for the >> heat to > >> be turned up around here, would not be popular. I hope you all > >> survived, and enjoyed the natural wonders...maybe you got some >> images of > >> the GC with snow...!? > >> > >> Anyway that's way up north, even here the temperature got down >> almost to > >> the 50's deg F. > >> > >> I recall one time I was at the south rim of the Grand Canyon on May > >> 1...it snowed about 12-15 inches... > >> > >> > >> If you want to melt the icicles, stick around until next July.... > >> > >> or not... > >> > >> > >> when do you return to Oz? > >> > >> > >> have fun, Steve > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1849 - Release Date: > 12/15/2008 > 9:01 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information