[Leica] IMGs: Yosemite - A stormy weekend

[rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)]

Great shots Aram! I know just where you were.
I've heard the campgrounds and tent cabins are already full. Really too bad. 
Might want to try something different like the eastern sierras; Mammoth, 
Bishop, 
Lee Vining. Beautiful area and good prices in the spring summer.
Best,
Bob
 Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.rgaphoto.com




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From: Aram Langhans <leicar at q.com>
To: lug at leica-users.org
Sent: Sun, March 6, 2011 9:19:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: Yosemite - A stormy weekend

Hi Bob.  Great series.  Love Yosemite in foul weather.  Spend a week there a 
few 
winters ago and want to go back.  Got stopped in Jan 2010 by closed roads, 
and 
this January there was no snow when we would have tried.  Maybe next...

Glad to see the Elder is still standing.  Last Spring when we where there I 
saw 
some big chunks were missing from it's base.  I compared shots from previous 
spring's and it was intact then.  I fear it is not much longer and that shot 
will disappear from the valley floor.

The last three springs we have camped there around the last week in April or 
first week in May.  For all those trips, we made reservations perhaps 3 or 4 
weeks before and have always had a pick of 20 or 30 sites.  I never even 
looked 
earlier, but for some reason this year I looked about a month ago and was 
surprised to see the campgrounds were all booked up in April and May. One is 
closed, so maybe that is why.  Or maybe Oprah's show directed more people to 
the 
park, but I doubt it that early in the season.  I'll keep looking, but I 
fear 
that we might be skunked this spring.  Too bad, with all that water in the 
mountains just waiting to come thundering down Vernal falls, the mist trail 
would be quite fun.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/spr09/yos/vernal_falls_trail-1639.jpg.html


Aram


> From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at yahoo.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 1:49 AM
> Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Yosemite - A stormy weekend
> 
> 
>> Well the storm in Yosemite was much worse than anticipated. All roads into
>> the
>> park were closed on Friday. We got in at about 10am on Thursday. Not a lot
>> of
>> "clearing storm" opportunities. Just fogged up, gusted up (to 45mph),
>> froze up
>> (didn't get above 28F Saturday) and dumped 2.5 - 3 ft of heavy, wet snow
>> in 24
>> hours, then turned bright bright bright. I kept thinking of what Ted said,
>> "I
>> HATE SNOW!". I understood much better after this weekend :-)
>> 
>> But it was Yosemite, so I managed to get a few images I think are worth
>> sharing
>> with you.
>> Hope you enjoy. Comments and critiques always appreciated:
>> 
>> http://www.rgaphoto.com/2011Yosemite
>> 
>> Bob
>> Bob Adler
>> Palo Alto, CA
>> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>> 



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