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>...the potential location—a spot on the road about eight miles from the nearest ranger station... Lols to "a spot on the road" -- large format gear is not ple

• patrickg_zill 9y ago
  When younger, Adams did hike with large format cameras. But later he built a platform on the top of his station wagon and used that.
• lokopodium 9y ago
  A 8x10 camera weighs about 4kg. Adams used smaller formats most of the time, everything he'd need would be under 6-8 kg. I imagine someone like him would not settle for an inferior viewpoint with a easy hike as an alternative.