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Subject: Re: [OM] First Switzerland installment--one shot on topic
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 18:35:20 +0000
Those are very scenic, Mike.  Thanks for showing us.

Chris

> On 13 Nov 2016, at 21:12, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Mike ...... lovely photos indeed. Thank you for sharing.
> 
> The EXIF data shows that three cameras were used for the various photos and 
> each image is pinpointed by its latitude and longitude co-ordinates.
> 
> Was the tracking of those co-ordinates a feature of each camera or did you 
> carry a GPS device from which those co-ordinates were obtained?
> 
> jh
> 
> On 11/13/2016 4:50 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus wrote:
>> Just getting to process these.  We were on a self guided inn to inn hiking 
>> excursion for about a week .  Prior to leaving we went to the "top of 
>> Europe."  Rather pricey train tickets even with the 1/2 price pass.
>> 
>> We were told this girl had never made a snowball before---she should have 
>> gone to our place two winters ago and could have made trillions
>> 
>> http://www.olyendomike.com/Switzerland-2016/i-2KgTggc/A
>> 
>> 
>> The weather was iffy the first hiking day and the trail became hard to 
>> follow due to snow despite it being July.
>> http://www.olyendomike.com/Switzerland-2016/i-HCLVbSk/A
>> 
>> We  doubled  back and took an alternate route and were rewarded with these 
>> views that had been rather unremarkable 45min prior.  Despite 15miles more 
>> to go took time to unpack the 'pod and Z. 35 shift.
>> 
>> http://www.olyendomike.com/Switzerland-2016/i-TwxH9J6/A
>> http://www.olyendomike.com/Switzerland-2016/i-nbzvRtg/A
>> 
>> 
>> The Swiss cows are very personable--much more so than their reserved New 
>> England cousins.  We fed them  dried cherries out of our trail mix.
>> http://www.olyendomike.com/Switzerland-2016/i-PhHssgP/A
>> 
>> I lugged waay too much gear up a steep incline on the way to Kleine 
>> Scheidegg.  I had to stop and turn my new hiking pants into shorts, and dip 
>> my arms in a cow trough  and take a break in order to be able to continue.
>> I could not resist bringing extra stuff and felt the weight penalty uphill.  
>> Moral of the story is that two light kits end up being not so light.  I was 
>> fine on the flat or downhill for mile after mile though.   I looked quite 
>> the worse for wear by this point but Marnie looked just the same as when we 
>> started.
>> 
>> http://www.olyendomike.com/Switzerland-2016/i-TsMHnjQ/A
>> 
>> She later told me we could have taken a ski lift thingie half way up, but 
>> would not have wanted to miss these views:
>> http://www.olyendomike.com/Switzerland-2016/i-vqNMsvk/A
>> 
>> We finally made it up to Kleine Scheidegg for lunch, fill up our water, and 
>> a rest ---remainder of the way down to Wengen was easy and scenic.
>> 
>> http://www.olyendomike.com/Switzerland-2016/i-Gk4xTdZ/A
>> 
>> http://www.olyendomike.com/Switzerland-2016/i-T8bTJ4c/A
>> 
>> http://www.olyendomike.com/Switzerland-2016/i-dGN23BT/A
>> 
>> 
>> Lug too much stuff, Mike
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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