Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 September 16, 2017, 05:44:10 pm I copied this from my National Parks Conservation magazine. I just love the stones blocking the car from rolling into the canyon. 6 Likes
Re: Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 Reply #1 – September 16, 2017, 09:24:08 pm What a great shot! First the content of the photo (I want to go to the glass walkway, but may be on my hands & knees...or belly)--this guy's just hangin' out without a net; second, whoever took the shot surely had nerves of steel like the subject.Thx for sharing.Lynne
Re: Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 Reply #2 – September 16, 2017, 10:55:25 pm It would be interesting to know where this guy had traveled from. A man of means I'm sure. Considering when the picture was taken, just getting there may have been quite a feat, never mind driving to the edge, chocking the tires, and sitting down for a look see. Great, thought-provoking photo, thanks for posting it! 2 Likes
Re: Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 Reply #3 – September 17, 2017, 10:41:35 am No way in #@*% I'd be sitting where that guy's sitting! Just looking at the picture gives me the willies! 2 Likes
Re: Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 Reply #4 – September 17, 2017, 11:37:55 am Is that a bottle of Jack Daniels I see on the seat? Now it makes more sense to me. 2 Likes
Re: Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 Reply #5 – September 17, 2017, 01:17:00 pm Glacier Point above Yosemite Valley has a popular overhang that has attracted a lot of attention over the decades.A few years ago, I witnessed one "moron" err...visitor climb onto the now "forbidden" rock. I snapped a few pics of him in case his family wondered where he had gone to.Here are some vintage pics of some of the other "daredevils" who have wondered a bit too close for my tastes. I'd be the guy crawling on his hands and knees and certainly not the person free diving off the edge.Kent 2 Likes
Re: Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 Reply #6 – September 17, 2017, 01:23:26 pm From the car in the photo, it looks like the shot was taken many years earlier than 1941; I'd guess in the late teens or early 20s.This site may be of interest:Ansel Adams Photographs | National Archives
Re: Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 Reply #7 – September 17, 2017, 02:21:51 pm Me thinks that date should be 1914, not 1941!Visit "OdPhotos.pdf" and see for yourselves. Well, sorry, I don't know how to attach a *.pdf file to this post. But, what someone sent me this am was a message which had an attachment OdPhotos.pdf and in viewing that file I found the pic of the guy and the car at Grand Canyon but the caption said 1914 and not 1941.
Re: Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 Reply #8 – September 17, 2017, 07:51:08 pm "I found the pic of the guy and the car at Grand Canyon but the caption said 1914 and not 1941."----The 1914 date fits with the car, for sure!
Re: Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 Reply #9 – September 17, 2017, 09:17:59 pm Okay, let's see if this works!Had a little assistance from one of our intrepid forum members... thanks Jerry.http://i.imgur.com/W2Sko8V.jpgBut why stop with just one...Parking at the Grand Canyon. 1914. - Imgur 3 Likes
Re: Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 Reply #10 – September 17, 2017, 09:52:29 pm Quote from: Kent Heckethorn - September 17, 2017, 01:17:00 pmGlacier Point above Yosemite Valley has a popular overhang that has attracted a lot of attention over the decades.A few years ago, I witnessed one "moron" err...visitor climb onto the now "forbidden" rock. I snapped a few pics of him in case his family wondered where he had gone to.Here are some vintage pics of some of the other "daredevils" who have wondered a bit too close for my tastes. I'd be the guy crawling on his hands and knees and certainly not the person free diving off the edge.KentI had to do a double take on that third photo. Looked like they'd taken a baby carriage out there for a second... 1 Likes
Re: Viewing Grand Canyon 1941 Reply #11 – September 18, 2017, 09:53:05 am With all this new information I'm guess the proof editor on my National Parks magazine made a small date error. Even if its 1914 we humans have become of a different mind set. <smile> maybe thats why we have a small overpopulation problem. Seems in the past nature took care of some of the 'smart' problem in her on way. glen 2 Likes
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