Grand Canyon

Happy Monkey · 02-19-2005, 04:48 AM

...coming soon. I'm about to leave for a trip to New Mexico and Arizona, so expect no posts from me for a week, and some pictures when I get back!

404Error · 02-19-2005, 08:18 AM

You're so lucky! Looking forward to the pictures.

The Grand Canyon and the redwood forests in Washington state are two of the things I abosolutly have to see sometime before I leave this world.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-19-2005, 12:59 PM

HM, if you can swing it, check out Grand Canyon National Monument, downstream, on the north rim. At the Park the river is 5k ft down but also 25k ft "out". At the Monument the river is 3k ft down but only 1k ft "out".
Have a safe journey.

Griff · 02-19-2005, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 404Error

Looking forward to the pictures.

Ditto

Happy Monkey · 02-27-2005, 10:30 AM

I'm back, but it may take some time to sort through, resize, and post pictures - I took 326 . It was a pretty cool trip. The weather wasn't ideal, which affected the colors on the pictures, but also made some good clouds in the canyon.

We didn't make it to the north rim, which I believe is closed in the winter anyway.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-27-2005, 02:23 PM

I got a little time.

richlevy · 02-27-2005, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I'm back, but it may take some time to sort through, resize, and post pictures - I took 326 .

If you get Irfanview, which is freeware, you can batch all 326 images and tell it to cut down the size and adjust the quality. To create 326 smaller images will probably take less than 10 minutes. You can even stack them on top of each other into filmstrips.

Happy Monkey · 02-27-2005, 03:56 PM

Bruce - heh, cool!

Rich - Thanks, on someone's (perhaps yours) suggestion on a different thread, I picked Irfanview up, and have been using it for resizing. I haven't played with all the options yet. But since I don't plan on posting over 300 pictures, I still need to sort them into "cool" and "crap" piles by hand. Then I can play with batch resizing.

Elspode · 02-27-2005, 04:03 PM

Let me know what the file size is on average. If you want to post them online for a few weeks so everyone can see them, I can probably spare you some web space.

Billy · 02-27-2005, 06:15 PM

Wow. I dream to see it.

lumberjim · 02-27-2005, 09:42 PM

we visited the north rim in the early 90's. i have a really cool pic of jinx in the mist on my desk at work, but i guess i never scanned it. here's another one, tho:

grazzers · 03-01-2005, 01:09 PM

Wow, great pics!

I have a few of the Copper Canyon in the north of Mexico from last summer if anyone wants to see them...

xoxoxoBruce · 03-01-2005, 01:14 PM

Yes, I've seen ads for Copper Canyon in magazines. Wondered what it looked like. Start a Copper Canyon thread.

Happy Monkey · 03-01-2005, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by grazzers

Wow, great pics!

Hee... I'll try to put a few more up tonight. I've got 'em all resized and ready to go as soon as I have a bit of time to spare.

Happy Monkey · 03-01-2005, 08:24 PM

Our first day, we went to Tent Rocks, an amazing little site without even a sign on the highway. Luckily, my brother went to college in Santa Fe, so he knew about it. It is essentially a huge hill made of extremely soft sandstone which erodes very quickly. Rocks and boulders would protect the sandstone under them from the rain, creating a cone or pillar with a rock on top. Eventually, the rock falls off, leaving a teepee-shaped formation. Hence, Tent Rocks.

02-19-2005, 04:48 AM	#1
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Grand Canyon ...coming soon. I'm about to leave for a trip to New Mexico and Arizona, so expect no posts from me for a week, and some pictures when I get back! __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-19-2005, 08:18 AM	#2
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	You're so lucky! Looking forward to the pictures. The Grand Canyon and the redwood forests in Washington state are two of the things I abosolutly have to see sometime before I leave this world. __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

02-19-2005, 12:59 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	HM, if you can swing it, check out Grand Canyon National Monument, downstream, on the north rim. At the Park the river is 5k ft down but also 25k ft "out". At the Monument the river is 3k ft down but only 1k ft "out". Have a safe journey. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-27-2005, 10:30 AM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I'm back, but it may take some time to sort through, resize, and post pictures - I took 326 . It was a pretty cool trip. The weather wasn't ideal, which affected the colors on the pictures, but also made some good clouds in the canyon. We didn't make it to the north rim, which I believe is closed in the winter anyway. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-27-2005, 02:23 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I got a little time. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:57 PM.

02-27-2005, 03:56 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Bruce - heh, cool! Rich - Thanks, on someone's (perhaps yours) suggestion on a different thread, I picked Irfanview up, and have been using it for resizing. I haven't played with all the options yet. But since I don't plan on posting over 300 pictures, I still need to sort them into "cool" and "crap" piles by hand. Then I can play with batch resizing. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-27-2005, 04:03 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Let me know what the file size is on average. If you want to post them online for a few weeks so everyone can see them, I can probably spare you some web space. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-27-2005, 06:15 PM	#10
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	Wow. I dream to see it.

02-27-2005, 09:42 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	we visited the north rim in the early 90's. i have a really cool pic of jinx in the mist on my desk at work, but i guess i never scanned it. here's another one, tho: Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-01-2005, 01:09 PM	#12
grazzers Aim for the Best Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 134	Wow, great pics! I have a few of the Copper Canyon in the north of Mexico from last summer if anyone wants to see them...

03-01-2005, 01:14 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, I've seen ads for Copper Canyon in magazines. Wondered what it looked like. Start a Copper Canyon thread. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-01-2005, 08:24 PM	#15
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Our first day, we went to Tent Rocks, an amazing little site without even a sign on the highway. Luckily, my brother went to college in Santa Fe, so he knew about it. It is essentially a huge hill made of extremely soft sandstone which erodes very quickly. Rocks and boulders would protect the sandstone under them from the rain, creating a cone or pillar with a rock on top. Eventually, the rock falls off, leaving a teepee-shaped formation. Hence, Tent Rocks. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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