Re: [Leica] Off Topic: Zion National Park

["Bill Christensen" <billc@xsite.net>]

Thanks to everyone who provided comments on Zion.  My trusty Leicas will
visit next week and hopefully, some special images will be etched into the
emulsion.

Thanks again.

Bill Christensen
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Chmilar <chmilar@mminternet.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Off Topic: Zion National Park


> >  In a couple of weeks, I will be in Zion National Park of 1.5  days (2
> >sunsets and
> > one sunrise).  Any suggestions as to the best areas of  park to explore
> >with the Leica?
>
> The canyons in Zion are deep and narrow. If you are at the bottom of one
during
> sunrise/sunset, you will miss it.
>
> In some areas, the rock is already reddish, and the color is intensified
by
> the reddish,
> low-angled light of sunrise. (I was just at Mt. Whitney (which is _not_ in
> Zion) and
> got some shots of the gray granite glowing a fiery red from the first
> direct sun rays -
> the red rock in Zion should become even more fiery.)
>
> Some spots along the main road, east of the visitor center, are more open,
> and feature
> some awesome cliff faces. If you go to the east edge of the park, the
color
> of the stone
> turns from red to gray.
>
> It's too bad you don't have more time - Bryce Canyon is a short drive
away.
> But, you
> can easily spend a week in Zion!
>
> Have fun!
> Mike
>
> --
> Michael Chmilar
> chmilar@acm.org
>
>
>