Can't wait to see your stuff! Thanks for the additional comments on
Antelope Canyon. We're still planning on September 5th as our travel day,
returning to New England on the 16th.
RonS
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Joel Wilcox
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 3:26 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Back from Utah, on list again
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Giles wrote:
>
> >You have probably gone and wont get to read this but I will stick my oar
> >in anyway.
> >
> >You have a 90/2 macro, IMO you do not also need to take the 85/2
> or 50/3.5
> >macro.
>
> You're a minimalist then? :-) As it turns out, you were right. I never
> used the 85 or the 50 macro, but the 90 was used only sparingly. This was
> not a trip for macro. It turns out that for hikes I couldn't stand to be
> without the zooms, so I took the 35-105 and all my wide primes in a hip
> pack and the 85-250 separately in my backpack. Pressed for time, we hiked
> Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe National Park in W. Texas in 2 hours carrying
> this kit plus the Bogen. It's not that high (though it's the
> highest point
> in Texas) at about 8750 ft (or is it 8950?), but the rise is 4000
> feet over
> 4 miles, so we were out of gas at the summit but recovered as the
> light got
> good over the backside of El Capitan in the "foreground".
>
> Recommendation: Always take a flashlight when there is even a CHANCE that
> you might be out after sundown. We broke from the summit at the last
> possible moment and got back to the parking lot with about 5 minutes to
> spare before total darkness would have left us flailing through brush and
> who knows what to make for the nearest lights. Not a good
> feeling; quite a
> stupid feeling, actually.
>
> RonS asked about arrangements to go into Antelope Canyon. We
> followed Dave
> Bulger's advice from about a year ago and contacted Roger Ekis (Antelope
> Canyon Tours) in Page AZ. Antelope is on Navajo land. There are Navajo
> tour guides. The non-Navajo guides are required actually to accompany the
> tour group and give a tour. The Navajo don't have to do this. Roger was
> out with a broken leg. His assistant Bob gave us a helpful tour and then
> got out of the way. I talked with Roger by phone and I'm sure asked
> questions he'd heard for the millionth time and got his
> well-honed standard
> answers ("Will I need a lens longer than 100mm?" "Don't cut yourself
> short, Joel. Take everything you've got.") So, yes, I even took the
> 300/4.5 into the slots, and though I didn't use it, I did use the 85-250
> occasionally. Otherwise, 35mm and 24mm were my main lenses.
> Uhmm, 2-series
> screens are really helpful ...
>
> To get back to your question, Ron. March is not yet prime season for
> Antelope Canyon. I gather it becomes more of a zoo in a month or so. I'm
> expecting a casino to pop up any day now. ;-) We had a
> reservation Tuesday
> but the light wasn't great, so we just rescheduled for Wednesday.
> This may
> not be as easy in a month or so. If we do this again next year, we may
> just roll into Page and take our chances. One good thing about Roger's
> business is that it caters specifically to photographers.
>
> Other than the first day or so in New Mexico at White Sands NM, Guadalupe,
> and then the slot country, we chased the light through all five national
> parks in Utah, and though we got snowed on in Capitol Reef, we also had a
> good shoot in Cathedral Valley there. Our best weather was in Canyonlands
> and I think a shot of Druid Arch may be the closest thing to a
> slam dunk on
> the trip.
>
> Some of the Provia should be coming back from Fuji processing in the next
> day or so. I hope there will be something to share down the road
> (when I'm
> done doing all the "honey-do's" required to "pay" for this trip).
>
> It's good to be home, but all in all I wish I could get up tomorrow and
> find another canyon to explore, armed with a hip pack, a Bogen, a liter of
> water, and a couple granola bars. Roar. (And a flashlight.)
>
> Joel Wilcox
> Iowa City, Iowa USA
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