Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 15, 2008, at 2:25 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > 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. oh, you can come anytime for color...if you got clouds, storm, and blowing snow over the canyon, you may really have something... I hope so... I will be anxious to see... for color Las Vegas has hotels, casinos, brothels, and wedding chapels... Lake Powell?? Where to next? Steve > 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