I had the very same experience two years ago getting to the annual French
holiday. The motorway was a nightmare, so we diverted, and ended up driving
down through the foothills of the Alps, and along the "Route Napoleon".
Fabulous scenery. fabulous light. No time to stop.
Julian
> from: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 18:42:50
> to: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> subject: RE: [OM][OT] Another summer gone
>
> At 08:44 AM 10/14/2002 -0700, Jim Timpe wrote:
> >GARTH... Morraine Lake... Peyto Lake.... Oh, the memories... Athabasca
> >Falls...
> >
> >I live about two hours from Mt. Rainier and haven't been up to the lodge at
> >Paradise in about 20 years.
> >
> >I think we all suffer from a similar malady.
>
>
> Yep. Drove through Jasper this year on a car trip to Vancouver to see my
> wife's cousins, but didn't even stop long enough for gas (not that one would
> actually *want* to pay gas prices in Jasper anyways... :-) ). And on the
> return trip, went through Washington's Cascades, the interior of Washington,
> up through Idaho, southeastern British Columbia, and then up the Front Ranges
> to Calgary (and then boring old Highway 2 back to Edmonton).
>
> Did I take any photos of all this fabulous scenery? Not a one. Partially
> I'm always inhibited when my wife's with me (she gets bored while I'm
> scrabbling around for a good photo opportunity), and partially we were trying
> to make good time. Seems to be the way, doesn't it?
>
> Last summer's trip down into southern Alberta was five days of go where I
> want, shoot what I want, stop when I want. It was heaven. Might never get
> the chance to do that again...
>
> Garth
>
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