Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Michael Frye was on NPR talking about it. His basic line now is to get there early because there are so many photographers. What that means is that all the other spots are wide open!! So it is being advertised more and more... Good for you guys for hiking around. Have you made it up the Vernal Falls trail? Any water? Mirror Lake? Geez wish I could have made it. Hopefully next year. Bob On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>wrote: > Have a wonderful time.... > > Sent from my iPhone > Steve Barbour > > On Feb 22, 2012, at 8:15 PM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > > ....mosquitoes! > > I nailed a couple of 'em trying to photograph the fire fall. > > What fire fall? Maybe there were some bears up on the top peeing into the > creek or whatever it is that serves Horse Tail Fall. There sure wasn't much > water. If you're seeing fabulous images of Yosemite's Fire Fall from 2012 - > be wary! > > On the other hand the hiking has been terrific. There IS some snow on the > valley floor but only in areas deeply shaded by the trees. Many of the > meadows are marshy. The snow really begins about 6,000' or so. Mariposa > Grove has a bit of snow on the ground - enough to makes the paths icy and > (for people with my sense of balance) treacherous. > > We haven't seen many critters although the rangers and the bus drivers > tell us they have seen many. No bears. No bears EVER! I think bears don't > really exist and are only there to scare kids. > > Photos will come after I make it home. I miss the great company we might > have had. > > Best to all! > > Jan & Adam Bridge > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Bob Adler Redwood City, CA http://www.rgaphoto.com