Ansel Adams - Yosemite

Ansel Adams - Yosemite


A good article with some phots:
http :// travel.nytimes,com /2008/04/27/travel/27journeys.html?hp

I'll be in Yosemite for 4 days this summer, though mostly not where AA
trekked.

Cheers,
Alan.

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Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite

cool artical and link....thanx....adams did amazing stuff w/his
equipment and darkroom
methods....i love browsing his works...( .. and trying to get
simular results......)



On Apr 26, 10:43 am, Alan Browne <alan.bro...@freelunchvideotron.ca>
wrote:
> A good article with some phots: http :// travel.nytimes,com /2008/04/27/travel/27journeys.html?hp
>
> I'll be in Yosemite for 4 days this summer, though mostly not where AA
> trekked.
>
> Cheers,
> Alan.
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Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite



>
> A good article with some phots:
> http :// travel.nytimes,com /2008/04/27/travel/27journeys.html?hp
>
> I'll be in Yosemite for 4 days this summer, though mostly not where AA
> trekked.
>
> Cheers,
> Alan.
---------------------------------------------------

Alan,

Thanks for posting this. Assuming this is your first trip;

Yosemite is, without a doubt, one of my favorite places on the entire
planet. I first visited when I was 13 or 14, camping with my grandparents.
I had just discovered photography, and was traveling with an old folding 620
film camera. I'd love to find those negatives, and see exactly what I shot.

Now, with business taking my wife and I to San Francisco every August, we
always set a few days aside at the end, and drive back to the NW by way of
Yosemite.

If you've never been there before, and are up for a couple of hikes, I'd
recommend the Vernal/ Nevada Falls circle, and the Sentinal Dome/Taft Point
hike. The falls hike is long, but not terribly strenuous, the dome and
point hike is short, and mostly flat.

If you are driving, not to be missed is the trip out the east side of the
park over Tioga Pass. Views are great, and the road is an experience. At
the end of the road is a gas station/gift shop/restaurant with food that is
up to REALLY fine restaurant standards. Don't believe me, google "whoa
nellie deli."

Have a great trip.

EQR

Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite

er wrote:

> If you've never been there before, and are up for a couple of hikes, I'd
> recommend the Vernal/ Nevada Falls circle, and the Sentinal Dome/Taft Point
> hike. The falls hike is long, but not terribly strenuous, the dome and
> point hike is short, and mostly flat.

We'll spend one night in the Curry Village area and then our hiking will
be north of the 120 along the Tuolumne towards Hetch Hetchy and some
high areas.

>
> If you are driving, not to be missed is the trip out the east side of the
> park over Tioga Pass. Views are great, and the road is an experience. At
> the end of the road is a gas station/gift shop/restaurant with food that is
> up to REALLY fine restaurant standards. Don't believe me, google "whoa
> nellie deli."

Thanks for that last tip. My SO and I really don't like much of the
fare available by the American road. Way too much fat and carbs. We'll
hit the WND on our way to Mono.

Cheers,
Alan


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Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite


>> If you are driving, not to be missed is the trip out the east side of the
>> park over Tioga Pass. Views are great, and the road is an experience.
>> At the end of the road is a gas station/gift shop/restaurant with food
>> that is up to REALLY fine restaurant standards. Don't believe me, google
>> "whoa nellie deli."
>
> Thanks for that last tip. My SO and I really don't like much of the fare
> available by the American road. Way too much fat and carbs. We'll hit
> the WND on our way to Mono.
>
> Cheers,
> Alan
--------------------------------------------------------------

Interesting parallels here.

This August, after business in San Francisco, we've decided to forego our
usual time in Yosemite, and simply drive through to 395, then down through
Death Valley, across to Zion, then to North Rim Grand Canyon. From there,
we are crossing Utah to Mesa Verde. Our usual week's trip home is
stretching to two this year.

Expect to see some arches along the way too.

Somebody mentioned Bodie, sort of in passing. It's a pretty neat, well
preserved ghost town at the end of a long rough road, but worth the trip -
ONCE.

I have some neat shots of the tuffa on Mono Lake from two years ago. It's
right there at the end of the Tioga Pass highway, so I'd recommend stopping
if only for a few shots.

EQR

Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite

On 2008-04-26 21:14:45 -0700, "er" <nochance@spamfree,net > said:

>
>>> If you are driving, not to be missed is the trip out the east side of
>>> the park over Tioga Pass. Views are great, and the road is an
>>> experience. At the end of the road is a gas station/gift
>>> shop/restaurant with food that is up to REALLY fine restaurant
>>> standards. Don't believe me, google "whoa nellie deli."
>>
>> Thanks for that last tip. My SO and I really don't like much of the
>> fare available by the American road. Way too much fat and carbs.
>> We'll hit the WND on our way to Mono.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Alan
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Interesting parallels here.
>
> This August, after business in San Francisco, we've decided to forego
> our usual time in Yosemite, and simply drive through to 395, then down
> through Death Valley, across to Zion, then to North Rim Grand Canyon.
> From there, we are crossing Utah to Mesa Verde. Our usual week's trip
> home is stretching to two this year.
>
> Expect to see some arches along the way too.
>
> Somebody mentioned Bodie, sort of in passing. It's a pretty neat, well
> preserved ghost town at the end of a long rough road, but worth the
> trip - ONCE.
>
> I have some neat shots of the tuffa on Mono Lake from two years ago.
> It's right there at the end of the Tioga Pass highway, so I'd recommend
> stopping if only for a few shots.
>
> EQR

Good route. Though if you are skipping Yosemite you might want to try
getting to 395 via Tahoe to ring the changes so to speak.

With Mono Lake visits the thing to remember, is the brine flies can
really spoil a visit in mid to late Summer.

Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite


> Good route. Though if you are skipping Yosemite you might want to try
> getting to 395 via Tahoe to ring the changes so to speak.
>
> With Mono Lake visits the thing to remember, is the brine flies can really
> spoil a visit in mid to late Summer.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Not sure what you mean by "ring the changes."

Out of curiosity, I did a Mapquest plugging in the Donner Pass route, and
it's a bit longer, both time and distance than the route through Yosemite.
Then, I simply plugged in San Francisco to Lee Vining, and Mapquest routed
me over Sonora Pass. About an hour less than the route through Yosemite.
Never taken that route before. Do you know it?

Right you are about the flies at Mono Lake. We encountered Gazillions of
them, but they were really only a minor annoyance. Would have been worse if
we were barefoot, or wanting to wade into the lake.

EQR

Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite

On 2008-04-27 00:11:33 -0700, "er" <nochance@spamfree,net > said:

>
>> Good route. Though if you are skipping Yosemite you might want to try
>> getting to 395 via Tahoe to ring the changes so to speak.
>>
>> With Mono Lake visits the thing to remember, is the brine flies can
>> really spoil a visit in mid to late Summer.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Not sure what you mean by "ring the changes."

All I meant by "ring the changes" was to provide a change from the
route you are familiar with. Certainly taking 80 over Donner Pass to
the North of Tahoe will be the longer route.
I was thinking of 50 through Sacramento on to South Lake Tahoe and
Carson City to meet 395 there.
>
> Out of curiosity, I did a Mapquest plugging in the Donner Pass route,
> and it's a bit longer, both time and distance than the route through
> Yosemite. Then, I simply plugged in San Francisco to Lee Vining, and
> Mapquest routed me over Sonora Pass. About an hour less than the route
> through Yosemite. Never taken that route before. Do you know it?

I can see that MapQuest or some other guidance system might route you
that way. I have never used Sonora Pass, but I have been tempted. It
like Tioga is subject to Winter closure and could be very interesting
to try one day.

From where I live on the Central Coast in San Luis Obispo County I have
quite a number of options on getting to, over or around the Sierras,
and I have used most of them.

>
> Right you are about the flies at Mono Lake. We encountered Gazillions
> of them, but they were really only a minor annoyance. Would have been
> worse if we were barefoot, or wanting to wade into the lake.
>
> EQR

Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:41:10 -0700, Savageduck <savageduck@savage,net > wrote:
: On 2008-04-27 00:11:33 -0700, "er" <nochance@spamfree,net > said:
:
: >
: >> Good route. Though if you are skipping Yosemite you might want to try
: >> getting to 395 via Tahoe to ring the changes so to speak.
: >>
: >> With Mono Lake visits the thing to remember, is the brine flies can
: >> really spoil a visit in mid to late Summer.
: > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
: >
: > Not sure what you mean by "ring the changes."
:
: All I meant by "ring the changes" was to provide a change from the
: route you are familiar with. Certainly taking 80 over Donner Pass to
: the North of Tahoe will be the longer route.
: I was thinking of 50 through Sacramento on to South Lake Tahoe and
: Carson City to meet 395 there.
: >
: > Out of curiosity, I did a Mapquest plugging in the Donner Pass route,
: > and it's a bit longer, both time and distance than the route through
: > Yosemite. Then, I simply plugged in San Francisco to Lee Vining, and
: > Mapquest routed me over Sonora Pass. About an hour less than the route
: > through Yosemite. Never taken that route before. Do you know it?
:
: I can see that MapQuest or some other guidance system might route you
: that way. I have never used Sonora Pass, but I have been tempted. It
: like Tioga is subject to Winter closure and could be very interesting
: to try one day.

The AAA road atlas indicates that a 19-mile stretch of that road is closed in
winter, but right in the middle is a ski area! What are you supposed to do,
snowshoe ten miles up to the lodge? ;^)

BTW, I'll second the endorsement of Tioga Pass. Very scenic road, and I don't
recall it as being all that tough a drive. At least I've seen much worse. My
trip over it was more than 30 years ago, though, and it wouldn't surprise me
if traffic is heavier now than it was then.

Bob

Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:49:49 -0400, Robert Coe <bob@1776,com > wrote:

[snip]
>BTW, I'll second the endorsement of Tioga Pass. Very scenic road, and I don't
>recall it as being all that tough a drive. At least I've seen much worse. My
>trip over it was more than 30 years ago, though, and it wouldn't surprise me
>if traffic is heavier now than it was then.

I was in Tioga Pass in 1993 and there wasn't much traffic there. But,
yes, the scenery was gorgeous!

Here's a badly scanned and over-saturated photo that I took way back
then and before I took up photography as a hobby:

http :// www .metalvortex,com /myphotos/usa/nearyosemite.htm

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Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:49:49 -0400, Robert Coe <bob@1776,com > wrote:

>BTW, I'll second the endorsement of Tioga Pass. Very scenic road, and I don't
>recall it as being all that tough a drive. At least I've seen much worse. My
>trip over it was more than 30 years ago, though, and it wouldn't surprise me
>if traffic is heavier now than it was then.
>
>Bob

Yes, definitely see Tioga Pass / Tolumne Meadows. Here are some
pictures I took last Thanksgiving. All of the facilities along the road
were closed for the season, but it was still a beautiful drive, even
with the meadows being brown:

http :// gbe.dynip,com /Yosemite_2007

Here is what Dana Meadows looked like on a springtime trip in 1980.
Compare it to the shot of Dana Meadows above.

http :// gbe.dynip,com /Yosemite_1980/RA2308A.jpg

Gary Edstrom

Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite

er wrote:
>> Good route. Though if you are skipping Yosemite you might want to try
>> getting to 395 via Tahoe to ring the changes so to speak.
>>
>> With Mono Lake visits the thing to remember, is the brine flies can really
>> spoil a visit in mid to late Summer.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Not sure what you mean by "ring the changes."
>
> Out of curiosity, I did a Mapquest plugging in the Donner Pass route, and
> it's a bit longer, both time and distance than the route through Yosemite.
> Then, I simply plugged in San Francisco to Lee Vining, and Mapquest routed
> me over Sonora Pass. About an hour less than the route through Yosemite.
> Never taken that route before. Do you know it?

Sonora pass is my favorite. You can tell no engineer designed that road,
it's just a paved wagon trail.

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Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite

er wrote:

> This August, after business in San Francisco, we've decided to forego our
> usual time in Yosemite, and simply drive through to 395, then down through
> Death Valley, across to Zion, then to North Rim Grand Canyon. From there,
> we are crossing Utah to Mesa Verde. Our usual week's trip home is
> stretching to two this year.

Natural Bridges NP is nice:
http :// photo,net /photodb/photo?photo id`46198&size=lg but wish I had a
WA lens. This place looked dull under overcast, but by the time we
walked down to the bottom of the canyon, the overcast cleared.

Arches NP is spectacular (and hot):
http :// photo,net /photodb/photo?photo id`46217&size=lg again a 40mm
would have been great.
http :// photo,net /photodb/photo?photo id`46211&size=lg
and of course the obligatory:
http :// www .pbase,com /shootin/image/71244103 hard hike at 102F and lots
of gear.

> I have some neat shots of the tuffa on Mono Lake from two years ago. It's
> right there at the end of the Tioga Pass highway, so I'd recommend stopping
> if only for a few shots.

In plan.

Cheers,
Alan.


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Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:14:45 GMT, "er" <nochance@spamfree,net > wrote:
: I have some neat shots of the tuffa on Mono Lake ...

"tufa". Anyone Googling for what you're talking about will have to spell it
correctly. "tuffa" generates an entirely different set of hits.

Bob

Re: Ansel Adams - Yosemite



"Robert Coe" <bob@1776,com > wrote in message
news:47c914tpqfpk85nh21vg27gcqa5jg0qg38@4ax,com ...
> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:14:45 GMT, "er" <nochance@spamfree,net > wrote:
> : I have some neat shots of the tuffa on Mono Lake ...
>
> "tufa". Anyone Googling for what you're talking about will have to spell
> it
> correctly. "tuffa" generates an entirely different set of hits.
>
> Bob
---------------------------------------------

Thanks Bob,

Do know how to spell it, but I have heavy fingers and a cheap keyboard that
sometimes add a letter or two, here and there.

EQR