[Leica] Slip Sliding Away....

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

Hi Richard,
I liked this one, but I probably would have doen it vertical to get a  
mit more of the road without losing the fog in the mountains.
<http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1433.jpg>
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 8-jan-08, om 11:10 heeft Richard Man het volgende geschreven:

> People usually don't associate SoCal with snow, especially when  
> they see SoCal'ers walking around in beachwear during the Rose Bowl  
> or some such, but that's because these people may not know that  
> there is a 4000 ft mountain range just an hour north of LA  
> (probably has to do with the micro-climate and smog in the area too).
>
> We were going to drive back home from SoCal on Sunday evening. We  
> stopped off at a friend's place and notice that the storms were  
> once again raging. My wife, my daughters, our friends, and even our  
> friends' cat have the good sense to convince me that driving over  
> the Tejon pass at 11PM when the conditions said ICY/SNOW may not be  
> the best decision I would ever made as it might have been my last  
> decision I ever made. So we stayed and crashed (or not crash as the  
> case may be) on the floor and couch. Next morning, after some fine  
> breakfast and 3 kinds of tea. We were on our way! The sky was  
> sunny, the traffic was light, but little did I know that I would  
> almost regret that last cup of tea. I knew there is a Rest Area  
> just about the top of the Tejon Pass, and that is only another 15  
> mins drive...
>
> All 4 lane traffic stopped! 2 patrol cars drove by, then an AMT,  
> then an ambulance. Uh Oh, I hope people are OK...
>
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1419.jpg
>
> Traffic started to move a bit, first we passed by one half of those  
> Oversize prefab house sitting on the shoulder, it didn't take long  
> to find where the OTHER half is:
>
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1421.jpg
>
> Another view, see the snow? Elevation is just under 4000 feet here
>
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1422.jpg
>
> Fortunately no one seems to have gotten hurt from what we can see.  
> The ground is quite dry but you can see snow...
>
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1426.jpg
>
> Pit stop! Whew! As I said, almost one cup of tea too many. My wife  
> threw couple snowballs at me, almost hitting a couple changing  
> their baby in the trunk of their car. Poor kid might get frostbite!
>
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1430.jpg
>
> Once you get to the top of the Tejon Pass, it's a steep decline  
> (4000 ft to probably sea level to Grapevine) to the bottom. Here's  
> a clear demonstration of fog is just clouds low enough to touch.
>
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1429.jpg
> and more
>
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1432.jpg
>
> Finally, we ran past the fog/clouds/snow! Ah, the green mountains  
> (yes this is what we pass for green here, to you Oregonians or  
> other rain forest dwellers) of California during the Winter months.  
> The rest of the year it's mostly brown and dry, semi-arid desert like.
>
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1433.jpg
>
>
> The Central ("we need to take water from everyone so we can feed  
> YOU") Valley and the I-5 Straight Away is in sight. Look at a map  
> of CA (maps.google.com). See that 250 miles of straight line down  
> in the middle? That's I-5. Two lanes of
> - DON'T FALL ASLEEP
> - Close that window and put on re-circ unless you want the "nature"  
> smell
> - Wow, that's a lot of trucks
> - DON'T FALL ASLEEP
>
> heaven.
>
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1434.jpg
>
> Notice the sign on the left indicating a crashpad lane exit for  
> "Runaway Trucks." The stop seems a bit short to me, but I guess no  
> truck has gone over it yet.
>
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1435.jpg
>
> Grapevine! Blue sky! Yay!
>
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/IMG_1437.jpg
>
>
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly,  
> please use richard at imagecraft.com)
>
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