Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/06/21

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Subject: [Leica] Mist trail asscent
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 23:11:27 -0700
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I'm so glad others make this climb so I can enjoy their images!!! Thanks
Aram!


On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Richard Man <richard at 
richardmanphoto.com>
wrote:

> I climbed the trail many times, but don't recall it ever look so
> "dangerous" as your first pic. Vernal Fall is quite nice, but the climb is
> even more difficult as the rocks "steps" are farther apart.
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Another lost post.
> >
> >
> > Even if there is not a great amount of mist, like this year, the mist
> > trail is always fun and is a must on any trip.
> >
> > Lots of large, uneven stairs.  Not so bad when it is dry.  I don't think
> > they are OSHA approved.
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/y/Vernal+Falls+trail-0598.jpg.html
> >
> > And one must always be friendly to the visitors.  My wife likes to take
> > other people's photos
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/y/Vernal+Falls+trail-0603.jpg.html
> >
> > Many techniques are used to balance yourself on the way up, and
> especially
> > down
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/y/Vernal+Falls+trail-0605.jpg.html
> >
> > Onward and upward
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/y/Vernal+Falls+trail-0609.jpg.html
> >
> > My wife takes a breather at the only mostly dry spot through the mist.
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/y/Vernal+Falls+trail-0610.jpg.html
> >
> > And if you are lucky, you get a treat at the end of the mist part of the
> > trail
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/y/Vernal+Falls+trail-0614.jpg.html
> >
> > The trail proceeds further to the top of Vernal falls, but we rarely go
> > there.  Most waterfalls don't look that great from the top.
> >
> > View large for the full effect, even thought there is no Leica content in
> > these.
> >
> > Comments welcome.
> >
> > Aram
> >
> >
> > Aram Langhans
> > (Semi) Retired (retarded?) Science Teacher
> > & Unemployed photographer
> >
> > "The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin
> himself
> > would ever have dared dream."   James D. Watson
> >
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> --
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Bob Adler


In reply to: Message from leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans) ([Leica] Mist trail asscent)
Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Mist trail asscent)