Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry-- I don't think our Western American friends are really familiar with the East Coast idiomatic usage of "So who needs..." -- as in "So who needs oxygen? We got freon right?" I mean, they're gonna object like Wyoming sheep getting sheared to "Who needs Yosemite..." That said, just a note also that the Hassidim are not at all a rare sight in upstate New York. You just haven't been hanging out in the right towns. There are whole sections of the Western Catskills that have a huge population in the summer months. Try the Wal-Mart in Monticello on a Sunday. There's no angry shopper like the angry Hassidic shopper. The marvelous pictures of the Hassidic children and the man alone looking at the falls -- thank you for them. These also on a Sunday I bet? V On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com>wrote: > Who needs Yosemite or Niagara Falls? If you long for the sight of falling > water there may be opportunities in your back yard. Croton Dam is just a > couple of miles away from my house. It was constructed over 100 years ago > to > impound the Croton River and provide a water supply for New York City. > Outside of the Pyramids and the Great Wall of China it is the largest cut > stone structure in the world. Certainly the largest one in current use. > Unlike many other large dams, this one is very approachable. In fact it is > quite people friendly. There is a large park at the base that is a favorite > picnic venue, fishing hole, or just a good place for hanging out. > > > The recent rainstorms that flooded the US Northeast filled the reservoir to > way above flood stage and the excess water pours over the spillway. Here is > what the flow looked like yesterday. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Croton+Dam+waterfall.jpg.html > > > The volume of water can be better appreciated in this closer view. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Dam+overflow+1.JPG.html > > > The weather was so nice that the local Hassidic community made a picnic > outing to the dam plaza. It was strange to see so many men in black formal > neo-14th century garb and very conservatively dressed women and children in > this outdoor setting. Brooklyn OK, but a rare sight in upstate NY. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Water+watcher.JPG.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Hassadic+Picnic.JPG.html > > > But children are children and the dam makes an irresistible climbing wall. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Climbers.JPG.html > > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >