Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All beautiful, but especially the bluebells in the 3rd photo took my breath away. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Jun 20, 2010, at 7:48 PM, Bob Adler wrote: > Went on a 17 hour trip to Yosemite Friday as Tioga Pass had just opened a > couple of weeks ago. As you can imagine, there was water gushing > everywhere. This is the South Fork of the Toulumne River as where it > passes under the road: > > http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/_GA_3961VerticleFalls_MASTER_large.html > > The Tuolumne River was at it's peak, covering rocks usually high and dry > and a dull gray: > > http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/_GA_4068TuolomneTS_MASTER_large.html > > On the way back we saw the devastation from last September's Foresta Fire > that started as a controlled burn but got out of control ( > http://www.goldrushcam.com/2009/mariposa%20news/mariposa_news%20416.htm ). > It was basically all ash with a few burnt snags. Fortunately the fire > moved north and left the meadows and houses west of Foresta Road alone. > Lupines were popping out of the ash; not sure why the fire triggered their > bloom: > > http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/_GA_4160Foresta_MASTER_large.html > > A super bright day at high altitude didn't allow for many keepers, but > always beautiful just driving around. The valley floor was beginning to > choke up with tourists and summer visitors, so not the best time of year > to go other than to see the gushing falls. > C&C always much appreciated, > Best, > Bob > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >