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Hi Andrew,
Great to hear Antelope Canyon proved a winner. Have had a quick look of some of
the photos I took at the Grand Canyon last Thursday and many turned out very
nicely. Looking forward to transferring a couple of thousand of my own photos
from your laptop you kindly stored for me (Don't drop that laptop!).
Al Nagler told me at RTMC that he was in Flagstaff last Wednesday and
he was with Brian Skiff at Lowell who was waiting for us. Pity we rolled
in their so late owing largely to the rain and snow. Not sure if you hooked
up with Brian on the Thursday night after you dropped me off at the airport
in Flagstaff.
John reported that owing to severe weather he missed his flight from Wichita
Falls and had to be trasferred to Dallas by bus and then to Love Field by taxi.
He missed the 22:30 QF12 at LAX but he managed to get on as a standby on the
23:30 flight.
When I asked, the QANTAS check-in women kindly gave me three seats so I
could lounge-out and sleep.
Driving down the 8500' from the highest point near RTMC without
ever touching the accelerator pedal was fun, even just in the tame
Chevy Malibu. Wished we had some high ground like that in Australia
to routinely observe from.
When I asked Lachlan Macdonald whether he had any advice on RTMC he
said, "bring plenty of money". He was right. With every possible eyepiece
and accessory rolled out in front of you at sometimes bargain prices, it is
hard to resist.
Often just as impressive as the telescopes people own were the RV's they use
to transport themselves around in. Sometimes the size of a full sized coach
plus those out-riggers they have there on the side plus towing something like
a Hummer as well. Imagine the fuel bill if you drove something like that here!
Best Regards
Gary Kopff
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