Someplace I have an arial shot of this road that really shows what it looks
like. If I find it I'll post it. /jim
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mark Marr-Lyon
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 7:43 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Old Lewiston grade again, but almost on topic!
http://homepage.mac.com/markml/grade.jpg
This picture is pretty similar to the one posted earlier, but at least
this picture was made with Oly gear. OM-2n, 28/2.8, I think. I'm
pretty sure this was pre-21/3.5, and it doesn't really look like a 21.
Kodak TMax 400, processed in D-76 diluted 1:1.
Anyway, this is just a couple of the turns along the road. The road
drops about 2000 feet over 10 miles or so. The river running
horizontally across the picture is the Clearwater, and the other river
is the Snake. The Clearwater joins the Snake at the right side of the
photo. The town on the left of the Snake is Lewiston, Idaho, and on
the right is Clarkston, Washington. In the background off to the left
is the entrance to Hell's Canyon, which is often cited as the deepest
canyon in North America, but isn't. Still, it's an absolutely stunning
place.
Here's a link to Mapquest showing the grade, aka the Old Spiral
Highway. The new grade is on US 95, and although extremely impressive
technologically, not nearly as much fun to drive.
http://tinyurl.com/fxoh
I'm sure this is far more than anyone wanted to know about this
particular bit of the world. Also, would someone please make sure Dan
hasn't collapsed? :-) (Just kidding, Dan. At least I took the
mothballs out of the subject!)
Mark
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