" Fantastic website!! im scottish, and sitting
in the south of england, showing all these fab pictures
to my work mates. they are all extremley jelous! keep up
the good work. "
" Hi there. My name is Carmen Mardiros,
webmaster of http://www.mardiros.net/scotland/ which you so kindly listed in your pages. I
am very grateful that you did. I was overwhelmed by the
number of people visiting and appreciating my site coming
from your site so I decided the site deserves a dedicated
domain. Therefore, I decided to move the site to http://www.scotland-flavour.co.uk and I was wondering if you could take the
time to update the URL address (link) with this new
domain. I am so sorry to trouble you and thank you very
much for your time. Thanks, Carmen
"My wife and I were recently in the UK
and climbed Mount Snowdon.
We had planned to do Scafel Pike
and Ben Nevis, but a
series of misadventures, luggage lost by the airline and
bad luck with the weather, prevented us from doing these
two. We did do Beinn Na Caillich
on Skye. A short
mountain but a lot of fun! We plan to return. "
"Alan. I'm a journalist working for the
government funded independent charity website 24hourmuseum
and in my research on a story about the Carrick
clipper I came across an image on your site of the old
ship. The image is the perfect illustration for my story.
If you have any objections to our using it, or wish us to
carry any copyright information, please let me know. I
look forward to hearing from you. Cheers. "
"Hi Alan. Just back from sunny Scotland its a
big country and there is a lifetime of walking but the
weather puts me off doing a great deal there. I have just
been looking over your web site.There is a lot on it and
it looks great. You are welcome to use some of my
pictures if they are good enough. Do you trek on your
own? I have great trouble finding anyone who is willing
to take the time and explore."
" Hi Alan. Arran is my second
home, such a beautiful place! I'll be going over there in
a few weeks again, I can't keep away from the place
:) Take care. "
"Very nice site which reflects exactly my own
sentiments and ideas regarding the scottish wilderness
experience. Well done.Planning a trip up Loch Mullardoch
with my Canadian canoe and wondered if there are any
access restrictions that you know of. Also could you
recommend a good pitch for our tent, we wondered about
atop the little knoll by the narrow stretch of the loch.
Any info most welcome. Happy wandering. Dave and
Jon."
"Hi. I edit a small regional magazine which is
distributed to around 1200 members of a society. One of
the members has written a short story about climbing
Buchaille Etive Mor and I would like to know if it is
permitted to publish in black and white photos: Buchaille
Etive Mor (b) and Buchaille
Etive Mor (c). Hope
you can help."
"Your
picture is not the in
pinn but in fact Am
Bhasteir!"
Thomas Thorp
"I am in the process of planning a 10 day
Holiday in the west highlands two of us are looking to do
a route in a canoe over approx 4-6 days the route
decribed sounds ideal could you send me info on where to
hire a canoe from and any other helpful info. "
"Hi Alan, Just to let you know I have visited
your site and have downloaded some of the pictures to
show my friends. I am grateful about the Torridon
article, it is the only expedition that I can recall
wherever we went that still interests me. I remember the
long and impressive walk across the sandstone slabs, the
day just seemed to last for ever. Regards,"
" Has anyone climbed the Northeast Pillar
Austrian Route or the Lauper Route on the Eiger? I would
like to correspond with someone with information on those
routes. "
" Hi Alan. Any information on the Monch in the
Bernese Oberland would be extreamly appreciated. Iam
proposing to attempt this in September of this year. Any
help you can give will be gratefuly received. Regards.
"
" Your site is marvelous. I am traveling to
Southern Spain in October and have been looking for
information on the area. Your site is packed with it and
such great pictures too.. THANKS. "
" Your site contains the following statement:
"On a good day some two hundred climbers attain the
4800 metre summit [of the Mont Blanc] - second highest in
the continent of Europe to the 5600 metre Mt.Elbrus in
the Caucasus." This is a common bloomer. It implies
that there are no other mountains in the Caucasus than
Elbruz which are higher than 15,777 ft, which is not the
case, as a good atlas will show. Peakware ( www.peakware.com
) lists eight Caucasian peaks which are higher than Mont
Blanc. "
ALPINISMO 9 dicembre 2002. Nepal: le ultime notizie di
alpinismo dalla capitale nepalese comunicano che due giapponesi
hanno raggiunto recentemente la cima del Tengi Ragi Tau, importante montagna di
6943 metri situata nella regione del Solokhumbu e molto
conosciuta e fotografata dai trekkers (v. foto pescata dalla rete).
Questa bellissima montagna non era stata ancora salita. A seguito
dell'apertura con la famosa 101 Peaks List redatta dal
governo nepalese all'inizio di quest'anno un team di cinque
scalatori giapponesi guidato da Koichi Ezaki è riuscito
nell'ascensione senza l'utilizzo dell'ossigeno. ( http://www.intraisass.it/ )
"Thank-you Alan for
including my web site. I think your site is
wonderful...even has lots of pictures of the Meteora
which we visited in 2000.. An amazing place that. The
site obviously reflects that you love Greece as much as
my husband and I do. My only regret is that we did not
travel to Greece and the islands earlier in our
lives. Although I don't rock climb myself, I find it
fascinating. ( Anyone who lives in Scotland can't help
but be impressed by mountains.)Once again, Thanks a lot."
"Dear Alan: I just wanted to tell you that your
magnificent site and stunning photographs moved me to
tears as I looked at the mountains that my Father, who
was born near them, used to tell me about as a lad. I
have never been there to see in person the true grandure
of those places, but your site brought them as close to
me as anything that I have ever seen. I congratulate you
and thank you for giving me a taste, through your fine
work, of the places that my Dad knew so well as a youth.
My heart longs to see them in person, but, alas that is
not to be at this time. Perhaps some day! All the best!
Sincerely,"
Hans Schieder, Los Angeles, CA USA ( hans@lafn.org
)
" Hello Alan, I would like to know, when the
picture Scandinavia
glacier was been taken. I was there
two weeks ago. This outlet of Vestre Okstindbreen seems
to have only slightly retreated (maybe readvanced) since
your picture has been taken. Many Thanks. "
" Hi Alan, just visited your page on Mont
Blanc Photo Gallery. Nice Page.
Found a little mistake: under "Index of
Photographs" you have one link pointing to a
photograph that's supposed to be Aiguille du Gouter (on
ascent of Mt Blanc). Actually this picture shows the
Aiguille de Bionnassay seen from the way to Gouter Refuge
or from the hut itself. Regards. "
" Etre en vacances c'est n'avoir rien a faire et
avoir toute la journee pour le faire." [ Robert
Orben ]
" Hello Alan, I've just been to Morocco and I
would like to know the exact altitude of Mount Djebel
Zagora as well as the city of Zagora itself. I had no map
and it took me a quarter of an hour to jog up this hill,
my altimeter indicating 1050m. Do you have this piece of
information ? Thank you. "
" Dear C.A.Ingram, I've just saved some of your
wonderful pictures ( Jungfrau and Finsteraarhorn) in my
computer. If I will have your permission, these pictures
will be used in a non-profit programme. Best Regards.
"
" I am developing the country/hotels/scenery
pages on Destinations
Europe and having seen some of your
Alpine pictures would like permission to display one or
two on my Switzerland pages. Thank you. "
"Hello.
I saw your fine pictures from your tour in Scandinavia. I
have planned to make a car trip this summer to
Galdhopiggen and try summer-skiing and probably reach the
top of the mountain. Is it hard or impossible for a
non-professional to do it. Do they make guided trips to
the top. How often and when? "
"I found your photographs of the Julian Alps
exilarating! I made my first excursion around Vrsic
across to Slema (overlooking the Planica ski jumping
centr) last year and am looking forward to more
exploration this year and hopefully an attempt on Triglav
next year. I wish you well on your future expeditions!
"
"Hi there. I am trying to find out some
information about Blair hospital
the first refuge on Mt Blanc
in the 1700's. Do you have any information about it. The
reason that I am interested is my maiden name is Blair.
Many thanks. Regards."
"Just typed in the word Snohetta, and up popped your
pics. Brought back some
memories.!!! On the 15th February 1992 there was an avalanche on
Snohetta with seven climbers
involved, one of the climbers being the Lord Mayor of
Dombas, who sadly died. The other members of the climbing
team, as far as I know, survived. I dont know what there
names are, as we were never told. I was one of the
drivers of the "Haglund" snow-vehicle, that
took the medical team up to Snohetta, and rescued the
other climbers. I'm not looking for praise or anything,
it's just that, since that day, I have always wondered
about the climbers we rescued, how they where, and how
they are now. There was a presentation at the range head,
presented to the AMF(L) for their help in the rescue. The
colonel went to the range head to accept the
presentation, and left myself and the other driver, (my
crew mate) outside with the vehicle, so we never got to
see the two climbers who made it to the presentation, or
any of the others we rescued. If by any chance you know
who they where, or know how to get in touch with them,
could you please let them know, that I have often thought
about them, and hope they all recovered ok. Regards and
Best Wishes."
"Hello. I've seen your web site with pictures of
the Alps. I was looking at it because my dad took
hundreds of slides while climbing in the Alps and
elsewhere. I can't remember what many of the pictures are
of and have put some on the web - www.allthecritics.co.uk/alps/index.html
If you're interested and can spare a few minutes I'd be
grateful if you could let me know what some of the
pictures are of or where they were taken from."
"Julian Alps don`t belong to Balkan!!!!!!!! They
are a part of Central Alps!!! You should learn more
Geography! That`s the same like I would say that Loch
Ness is in England! Otherways everyone knows that it is
in Scotland! Why are you people always put us as Balkan
nation??? I must tell you that we have (except
unfortunate history) nothing common with other Balkan
nations!!! "
"Alan, do love your photos of Monte
Rosa ( love the old time gear I
learnt on ). As a fellow photographer I know how hard it
can be to get the right shot while actually doing the
climb. Cheers."
"Hi Alan. Graeme Able pointed me towards your
excellent site. I recall a memorable trip with you in
1976, which included Mt Blanc. Are you still a mean card
player?"
"Alan, Enjoyed your photos. I am planning to
spend a few days in the high atlas at the end of August
and wondered whether you would be able to provide some
advice about where to go. "
"Alan, My name is Matt. I will be in Morocco
over the summer and I was thinking of climbing Mt.
Toubkal. I would like to do this myself or with a partner
but I can not find much information about the mountain,
the terrain or the area. I was wondering if you could
help me find information or direct me to a source about
Mt. Toubkal. I basically needed to know where to start
(Imlil?), what the terrain and temperature is like, how
long it takes, etc. I would appreciate any information
you could give me. Sincerely."
"Dear Alan, I found your article about hiking in
the Alps very nice and interesting and would like to ask
a piece of advice from you. I am looking for (with two or
three friends of mine) for an approx. two-week long
trekking journey in the Alps which is not technically
demanding but involves some good peaks. We have done the
Haute Randonnée Pyrenéenne two years ago (you know from
the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic) and we are looking
for something similar but shorter. We have heard about an
interesting route from one of the Swiss lakes to Italy,
but I don't know the route nor when may I find
information on it. If you know this route or a similar
please advise me where may I find info on the web and if
I may bother you with asking some specific questions when
I will know what to ask. Thank you in advance. Best
regards."
"I am a student from Poland and I love
mountains. I want to go in this summer to Picos de Europa
and I would be greatful for your advice. Could you send
me some information about this region of Europe? And can
I ask You some questions about it? Regards."
"Hi Alan, thanks for your answer and some
helpful links. I'll write to you if I have other
questions. Thanks."
"Alan, that's brought back a few memories,
looking at these photo's of our Scandinavian tour. Think
I'll need to loose a few pounds!!! I don't even know if I
still have photo's from that expedition, think they were
thrown out!! What happened to the pictures from the
summit of Kebnekaise, or was it too cloudy as I recall!!!
Cheers."
"Alan, We returned in Dec. from Nepal where we
also did the Manaslu Trek. Enjoyed your pictures and
write up. I have enjoyed the rest of your site as well,
esp. the Swiss Alps where I have also spent considerable
time. I have found an error in photo captioning - in the
Alps Photo Gallery. Alps Index #18 is labeled
"Jungfrau from Monch". The photo itself is
captioned "The Bernese Oberland from the summit of
the Monch". However, the photo clearly shows the
Monch and the Eiger in the background and appears to have
been taken from the area of the Wetterhorn. http://www.caingram.freeserve.co.uk/Alps-htm/monch.htm
. Best Wishes."
" Alan, Glad to be of assistance with the photo
caption. We will be spending 3 weeks in Grindlewald this
summer. I hope to climb the Wetterhorn while there. We
have done the Eiger, Jungfrau, Monch, Gspaltenhorn,
Blummlisalphorn, etc. all in the western part of the
range, but have not done much in the eastern part. Have
fun in the mountains! "
"I enjoyed looking at your photos of the Swiss
Alps. I visited Switzerland 2 years ago and I was
wondering if you had any photos of Bonderspitz? It is
near the town of Adelboden near Kanderstag. Thank You so
much for your time"
( Dear Alan, Thank you so much for the web sites. I
appreciated your help with finding photos. Thank You Again
Courtney )
"Thanks for the Jungfrau contribution to worldisround.com.
Great photos. I never got as high up as you, but you'll
notice that I put one in myself on the tram that goes
from Lauterbrunnen to the top of the Jungfrau."
"Dear Alan. I must say that your
effort in promoting local Malaysian islands to the rest
of the world is really wonderful. First of all, let me
introduce ourselves. We are a small team that provides
affordable personal tour guidance for both local and
foreign visitors to our beloved country Malaysia. Take
note however that our current services is currently
limited to areas within the Peninsular of Malaysia. We
were hoping that you could somehow promote our services
to your closest friends or colleagues should any of them
have any sights on visiting the Peninsular of Malaysia in
the near future. We can assure that our services would be
professional but yet affordable for everyone. Should you
have any enquiries regarding the subject, please do not
hesitate to contact us via email shaaris@cari.net.my
or by my mobile +6 0162499434.
Thanking you in advance."
" You have a really nice and informative site!
The "black sheep" is there though - Highalpex.
I thought it was well known that this is a very bad
company? I even stumbled over a website about it. I have
a friend who was ripped off, that's why I let you know. http://www.geocities.com/climbersinfo/
The facts there talks for themselves. "
"I like your pictures of Phang Nga bay although
the longtail boat showing in all the photo's is a bit
irratating I have lots more photo's if you want. "
" Hi Alan. Just visited your Web site and have
been looking at the photos of P. Pangkor. Very nice
indeed. Would you recommend this place? I suppoose I
should mention what I am seeking before asking the
question: I am a seasoned "backpacker" and have
roughed it in places only found in your worst nightmares;
but I have stayed in my fair share of 5* hotels as well.
This holiday is really for my new girlfriend - she is in
her early 40s and has never stepped foot out of the UK
and this holiday needs to be a memorable one that she
will never forget; 3 weeks in Malaysia. I really
want the beach holiday (about 5-7 days) to be the most
perfect for her. Looking for somewhere very, very quiet,
between £20-£30 per night for the room. Is there
anything you can recommend? I was going to go back to
Tioman Island, which I last visited 10 years ago, but I
think I would be rather disappointed with it now. Any
help/advice you could give to me would be most welcome.
Regards and continue travelling my friend - never let the
grass grow..."
" Hello Alan.
I met Nazri
at Pulau Tioman in 1974 and stayed at his little hut on
Nazri's Beach. After which I have made many trips back.
In fact only today 29 June I went down to the travel
agent hoping to return to Tioman and look for him. We
have been friends since and he came to Singapore once to
visit with his wife. Is there anyway you know how I
can contact him? I certainly like to go there in July.Cheers "
"Hi there, I am from Malaysia. I was surfing the
net trying to find some nice photos on historical places
in Malacca . And i am glad that i found your site as the
photos here are big, nice and clear. Anyway, i am a bit
suprised that you didn not include A Famosa for your
Malacca's photo collection (or did i overlooked?). If you
have any, may be you can put it in as it's a very
interesting place to visit. Thank you."
"
Hello Alan,I have just found your great site and
have had a good time looking at all your beautiful
pics.We are going to Langkawi next April,so i was
especially interested in the Pantai kok photo's. We are
staying at the Berjaya resort [ burau bay ] . How
near is this resort to Pantai kok???, [ i'm pretty sure
it's fairly near ].What time of the year were your pic's
taken??,if you can remember!!!.The area looks very
scenic,we were in Thailand in march,and we loved it
there,so so thought we would give Malaysia a try next.
Thanking you."
" Dear Alan,In the course of
searching the web for images about Malaysia we came
across your webpage Peninsular Malaysia. We are a virtual travel
agency called travelchannel ( http://www.travelchannel.de)
located in Hamburg/Germany, providing both extensive
travel information and booking facilities. As we consider
Malaysia as one of the top destinations of the current
travelling trend, we are writing an article about it. For
illustration is essential to information on the web, we
would kindly like to ask you for digital images of
Malaysian landscapes because we have seen lots of
beautiful ones on your websites.Can you please tell us
about copyright conditions and who to address for the
images if that is not you?We would certainly give full
credit and link the images to your website. We would be
very happy if you could help us in any way. Thank
you very much!With my kind regards,"
" Really enjoyed your account and photos of
Malaysia. I travelled a similar route a couple of years
ago and your description brought the wonder of the place
back to me all over again. Cheers. "
"Thank U Alan for dat lovely
pangkor pic.... u opened the inner beauty of Pangkor,she
is beautifull. i might spend some time there..say..if i'm
from Kl so that place is quite strange to me..could u
describe it a little..? thanks a bunch. "
"Hi. Love your photos and your website. We are
going to Koh Ngai Island off the coast of Trang in mid
January 2002. Not as dramatic scenery-wise as near Krabi,
but less crowded. I was wondering if you knew of a Thai
style, well run, middle-of-the-road price-range
Guesthouse in Trang - if you have travelled that far
south. Most of the places I have seen on the web are
large hotels with marble lobbies. Thanks for your help.
"
"Hello,I'd just like
to take a moment to thank you for the existence of your
fabulous 'Images of Indonesia' website. I was in a
tight spot tonight trying to arrange a Power Point
presentation featuring photos of Sumatra (specifically
Medan, Lake Toba, Sibloga and Padang). Do you know
how hard it is to find a photo of Sibolga? So thank you:-)
"
"Dear Alan.I saw your beautiful
photos of Lake Toba and Sumatra - I am wondering if it is
possible for me to use the one of Lake Toba on my website
- and provide a link to your website also?I also love
to take pictures, but unfortunately my 30 rolls of film
met with an 'accident' in Australia and as I am currently
living in the UK, it will be another two months before I
get back to Toba.I am setting up a profit share
business there - to help them - no doubt you would have
noticed they are suffering considerably from the economic
and political crises of the past few years.I'm doing
this virtually on my own, limited resources, so a slow
journey, but getting there.I would be very grateful if I
could use your picture/s even for a short time.
They are the best on the web I have seen.Regards."
"Hello. i'm a uni. malaya student. i'd like to
know more about the funicular railway in bukit bendera .
If you have the information could you please send me all
the details about it."
( "Hello. thanks for the info. that u gave me.
hope that we can contact each other some other time. bye."
)
"Alan, Thank you for your updates. I'll be
surfing the net soon. Well, global warming is indeed an
increasingly recognized issue. There had been many talks
on the preventive measures but very little action had
been taken though. This should be re-enforced and people
need to be educated more. Perhaps, if you come back to
the same spot you've been 10 years ago and compare them,
they might be totally different now ! Each individual can
play a very important role in making sure that the greens
stay green. If all the travellers from all around the
world raise the same concern through their website,
imagine what the changes they can do ! My only concern is
that my children and my grandchildren might not be able
to see the green world like you did ! I haven't seen snow
my whole life ! I miss that the last time I was in
Australia for a business trip. I was at the top of the
Blue Mountain (2 to 3 hours from Sydney, I guess) and was
told that it had snowed a few days ago. Well, I hope your
White Christmas had been wonderful and merry ! It must be
very cold under that freezing temperature ! Another new
year coming, so, Happy New Year to you ! Best wishes.
"
"Alan, Hi, how are you today ? Travellers like
you hardly have time to write back but thank you so much
for your time ! I picked a traveller from the highway 10
years ago. He was hitch-hiking - something that
Malaysians don't do ! So, maybe someday, when you're
visiting Malacca again, I might be able to give you a
ride too. You can keep my contact number, just in case.
Also, there're a lot of construction work in Cameron
Highlands right now. Lots of trees are gone and jungles
become smaller. Many people complain especially with
those mud-slide, land-slide and all. It is becoming
warmer up there. I hope the natives are not affected
much. Did you manage to visit them ? Lastly, Merry
Christmas and keep up the good work. I'll be visiting
your web-site for new updates ! Cheers "
" Greetings from Malacca, Malaysia ! Looks like
you miss Cameron Highland. If you come around again, you
may want to put up a few days up there. Very relaxing
with plenty of fresh air. Also, nice website !
"
"Like your route through Malaysia and Thailand.
Do you recommend any particular beaches or Islands in
either Malaya or Thailand that would offer exceptional
dive sites?. Booked my flight and received all my shots.
Were there any areas that were not totally tourist
infested? Cheers"
" hello, i am from indonesia, this time i search
foto adventure for collection and for screensaver, i hope
you can give me solution for searching picture like http
or you can send me more picture. for your attention thank
you very much. best regard."
"Sawatdee Krab. How are you in new millennium
year ? I looked your website already. It was interesting
web. Glad with you about your hobby to be release in
internet by yourself. I think that many people like your
web and send mail for suggestion to you. "
"Dear Mr. Ingram, First, let me introduce
myself. My name is Sutee and I am a rising high school
senior. I am currently working on a web site, for the
Thinkquest Internet Challenge ( http://www.thinkquest.org
), an international competition where students develop
and promote web sites with the intention of teaching
about a particular area of interest. I am working in a
team made out of two other students and myself to create
an entry entitled, “Experience Thailand,” which
will present information about Thailand and her people in
an interesting yet meaningful way using interactivity and
an innovative design. We need your help in order to
create a high-quality and informative web site. While
gathering resources and research material on the
Internet, we found your fascinating web page. We are
writing to request permission to reuse some of your
content which may include textual information, movies,
and photographs to enhance our site. We will incorporate
them with our existing content in an original way. Also,
due credit will be given for each item and a link back to
your web site will be included on the credit and links
pages. This web site will be strictly non-profit and is
intended for general use by the web community. If you
desire more information about our project, don’t
hesitate to e-mail me back. An example of the type of
site we wish to create can be found at one of the team
member’s old site: http://www.thailandlife.comIt tells about Thailand from the
perspective of a Thai teenager and has been featured in
many newspapers and magazines worldwide. We intend to
build on the wealth of information it offers to the
visitor as well as adding a multitude of new features.
Thank you in advance for your support. Your prompt reply
will be greatly appreciated since the deadline for our
entry is in a few weeks. Thinkquest Team C007418 Sutee
Dee, Nattawud Daoruang, and Matthew Manning Coaches: Mrs.
Tana Roberts, Mr. Richard Barrow, and Mr. Robert Couey"
" Hi Alan.I would like
your permission to copy a Photo
of Paihia
from your website, and use it as a mini photo for a non
commercial web page (northland information).Thanks. Best
regards. "
" Dear Mr. Ingram: I am an anthropology
student at Florida State University in Tallahassee,
Florida, USA. I am involved with a Museum Studies Class
and our exhibit will showcase underwater archaeological
sites throughout the world. Titled, “Submerged! The
World of Underwater Archaeology”, our exhibit will
be displayed in the Florida State University Museum of
Fine Arts between May 16 and July 3, 2003. For my part, I
am highlighting the history of ancient watercraft
throughout the Pacific Rim. Some of my research has led
me to your website. I am asking for the permission to
utilize an electronic copy of one of your photos. The
photo I would like to borrow is: “Maori war
canoe" from Images of New Zealand. You will be given
full rights and credit by allowing us to use your photo.
This is a student-run exhibit and we hope to impress the
importance of underwater archaeology and the history of
watercraft to local schoolchildren, alumni and fellow
students during its short summer presentation. If you
have any further questions, please contact my professor,
Amy Kowal, Department of Anthropology, Florida State
University, 1847 W. Tennessee Street, Tallahassee,
Florida 32301 or 850-284-1153. Thank you for your
consideration. Sincerely, "
"Hi. We are a new website and we've chosen
youas a possible
interested party in our site content
Essentially we are an organised information station
for all aspects of Queenstown and New Zealand.
ie: Travel, Accommodation, Activities, Gifts,
Weather, Maps, and Nightlife. In the very near
future we hope to supply automated bookingsfor tourist related products in New
Zealand. Thank's for the enjoyment of
visiting your site. All the best for the future."
"Great Website. I'm planning to travel to New
Zealand next year for two weeks of photography. Did you
carry full gear and a tripod on your treks? Any way to
get terrific photos without all-day hikes?"
"Alan. Very impressed with your website-
some tremendous photos. Enjoyed the New Zealand section
especially, having been out there last year with the
family. Managed 4 days skiing there although
unfortunately didn't get much walking done. Best
wishes. "
"Great views of New Zealand. Do you have any
more water fall shots. I'm going on a trip there with my
fiancee and she wants to see water falls. Where are the
best? "
( "Alan. Thanks for the pictures of waterfalls.
We are really looking forward to the trip. I'm actually from
Wellington. My fiancee is an Essex girl. " )
"If you are interested, there are at least two
other major set of lists for peakbaggers in the USA. The Appalachian
Mountain Club (AMC) 4000 Foot
Committee maintains a list of 4000 foot and higher
mountains in the state of New Hampshire (There are 48.),
a list of 4000 foot mountains in New England (There are
67, including New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.) and a
list of the New England 100 Highest. Each year
certificates are given to those who complete one or more
of these lists. There is also an award for those who do
them in the winter (approximately December 21 to March
21). The second list is that kept by the Adirondack
Mountain Club (ADK) of the 4,000
foot summits in Adirondak State Park in New York. there
are 46 summits on this list, three of which are actually
not quite 4,000 feet, but are kept for historical
reasons. The AMC also awards for doing New England AND
New York called the Northeast 111 (Though the count is
not exactly 111, the name is kept for historical
reasons.) Also, there are lists of the 4000 footers in
the Southeastern states which are posted on
americasroof.com. I compiled these lists for West
Virginia (WV), Virginia (VA), Tennessee (TN), Georgia
(GA) and North Carolina (NC). There are something over
1,000 qualifying summits over 4,000 feet in these states.
Some of these are shared by two states. In particular, WV
and VA share several, as do TN and NC. VA and Kentucky
(KY) share one 4,000 foot summit. (There are three such
summits in KY, though a KY list has not been formally
posted.) These lists are "new" and have not
been subject to a vigorous review. There will be
corrections. I already have some corrections to be made,
but have not posted corrected lists. Nevertheless, they
are more complete and accurate than lists derived from
the USGS GNIS data base. So far there is no
"official" recognition for doing these lists.
americasroof.com also has lists of summits posted for
each US state, but most (except for those which I have
compiled, the 6,000 footer lists and the New England and
New York lists) are derived from the USGS GNIS data base
which is notoriously inaccurate and which only lists
those which have names. See the states named above to see
examples.These GNIS derived lists have different starting
elevation criteria - Florida, for instance, starts at 30
feet and the highest "summit" is 345 feet.
My wife and I were recently in the UK and climbed
Mount Snowdon. We had planned to do Scafel Pike and Ben
Nevis, but a series of misadventures, luggage lost by the
airline and bad luck with the weather, prevented us from
doing these two. We did do Beinn Na Caillich on Skye. A short
mountain but a lot of fun! We plan to return. I hope the
above info is of interest to you. "
" Hi Alan - love the pictures . As you might
already know, the picture of Hallet
Peak from Emerald Lake is actually
a picture of Dream Lake and Halletts, Emerald Lake
is directly at the base of Halletts. You
have Dream and Nymph Lake switched also."
" I saw your Death Valley page and thought you
might enjoy Wickiup. www.wickiup.com Death Valley Gallery
has photos of the place by Edward Weston and Ansel Adams.
Wickiup also has the firsthand account of pioneers
travelling west in covered wagons to reach the California
Gold Rush but stranded in Death Valley - the first to see
it (1849), also the first book written about Death Valley
(1891) and the first tourbook for Death Valley (1938 by a
woman). You might also like the Sebastian Tarabal topic -
first explorer to find a land route to Alta California
for the Missions. Sebastian was an Indian from Baja
California. Have a wonderful New Year."
" As a native Californian and Yosemite lover,
I'd like to comment that I've never heard of bodily
injuries, serious or otherwise, inflicted on humans by
bears in Yosemite. The injuries are all in the other
direction, to the best of my knowledge, as bears which
have become campground "pests" are destroyed. I
understand that the animal responsible for the most
injuries (or is it deaths) to humans in Yosemite is the
deer. Maybe you're thinking of grizzlies (ironically the
California symbol on the state flag and hunted to
extinction long ago). They're still around up in Montana,
Alaska, etc., and evidently do warrant a bit of worry,
but only a bit. In future kindly devote your energies to
humans, the animals who really deserve a bad rap. Cheers!
(PS: If my information is out of date, please enlighten
me.) "
"Thank you for a very interesting
web site, which I came across by happenstance. I enjoy
perspectives of America's geography from others. I share
your appreciation of Rocky Mountain National Park, where
I have camped with my family several times. Thank you for
sharing your words and photographs with us."
"Your Grand Canyon and Yosemite tours are simply
incredible. It's not only the pictures , but the
descriptions are also terrific. We went to the North rim
of the Grand Canyon in June 5 years ago, but when we
arrived, it was snowing! We didn't have the guts to start
hiking down. Our loss!"
"Journey Down the Colorado is awesome. I'm dying
to go to Arches and Canyonlands, but I haven't found the
time yet. Two good friends went in November and said it
was great--Desert Solitaire and all that. I had never
heard of Colorado National Monument, though, and this is
the second time I've seen an amazing picture of it. Zion
is still my favorite places in the world though (that and
Big Sur)."
