On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 2:09 AM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't know how many of you noticed, I don't think it has been a major story, > but there was a 6.1 or 6.2 earthquake in Costa Rica about 30 hours ago. I > have been tracking the relatively few stories that have come out. Since my > wife and I were in the area of the epicenter last June, I have a personal > connection! I read the comment about "we were on the viewing platform near > the falls and the platform collapsed..." and I think, yeah I have several > photos of me, of my wife, and of both of us standing on that viewing > platform... > > Actually it could have been any one of these or one of several others on > that particular trail... > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p192711468/h11d18ada#h11d18ada > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p821279748/h2ec6d1d0#h2ec6d1d0 > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p821279748/h2ec6d1d0#h3e6b8755 > > I look at the photos of the roads that have collapsed and/or been covered by > landslides and I recognize the road we were on on our way to the volcano and > then to the falls. One or both of the photos I have sent to Mark for the > upcoming PDML book were taken near the La Paz "luxury eco-tourist resort" as > it is being described; reports are that the resort suffered heavy damage and > they are working on evacuating guests and staff members, but the process is > complicated by the fact that the road is gone. > > What bothers me most about all of this is that, if I hadn't been there last > summer, I might well not have noticed. Or if I noticed, I might well not > have paid much attention. Assuming I am at least somewhat typical, that is a > sad commentary on how inured we become to other people's disasters. > > Oh well. End of philosophical discourse. Back to your regularly scheduled > programs... >
Beautiful photos of a beautiful place. I've heard nothing of this earthquake. I feel for the victims and their families... Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Stan. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
