Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Geoff, you really need to carry snow shoes with you everywhere!!!! I must admit the place did not look or feel like this when Helen and I were there. Amazing. Hope the headache was worth it and settles down with a few cold ones tonight. Just to let you know Aust and Sth Africa are slugging it out in the first test. We made 375, which was not bad having been 3/15 at one stage and we have them only one down for 27. Happy travels and keep upright ;-) Cheers --- hoppyman@bigpond.net.au wrote: From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hoppies USA adventures 1 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:23:42 +1000 Folks a quick photo post for your entertainment. Today we went on a tour in a four wheel drive vehicle out of Las Vegas to Red Rock Canyon. Snow fell ever more thickly which was pretty amazing for the desert and Las Vegas. We ended up stuck in a snow drift on an off road track which was rather more amazing. I got out to take photos, of course, while the tour operator extricated our vehicle. The first shot following was in mid snow desert. The next was taken unexpectedly by my M8 as I fell heavily in the ice and snow (my third fall in the snow!). My M8 swung sideways around my neck as I landed and struck the side of my head. Luckily my head cushioned the impact. Presumably the Tom A soft release hit my temple as I landed. Not as bruised as Tina but very nearly as sore. Anyway maybe a LUG worthy story. I'll tell you about other M8 toughness, and UV/IR filter properties another time. <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/usa/LV2.jpg.html> cheers Battered Hoppy of the desert snow drifts. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information