The Allegheny Reservoir, PA
Allegheny National Forest, PA-Bridge to the White Pine Trail
Watkins Glen State Park, NY- the Gorge
inside the crypt
Watkins Glen State Park- the cemetary crypt
Eagle Cliff Falls, Havana Glen Park, NY
Becket MA- the Berkshires- Waterfall, Massachusetts style...
Gloucester MA- the Annisquam River
Annisquam River, Gloucester
Dozer and my brother Ray, at the ranch
Ray bowling...I am pretty sure he lost....
Paul at The Gloucester House restaurant, Gloucester....his first taste of lobster this trip...
Lobsterman in Rockport
Stephen and I, with inflatable, at Wingaersheek Beach
Kayaks at Rockport
Rockport with Alane, Stephen, Paul and Les
One of my most favorite towns in the world- Rockport- View of Motif #1
Out to dinner at Acapulcos with friends...
the view of "Cocktail Cove" from Misery Island.
The search for sea glass....
The Coults family racing towards Manchester.....
The Ternullo inflatable headed for Ice cream.
lunch at Demillo's floating restaurant, with Cathy and Pete, in Portland
the arrival at Peaks Island ME
Paul atop Cadillac Mtn, Acadia National Park
Paul climbing the Beehive Trail, Acadia National Park
Sue climbing the Beehive...hanging on because although the picture doesn't show it, the edge is two feet from me, where the bushes start.
other hikers going up the Beehive..
talk about a restaurant with a view!
Sunset at Bass Harbor ME
shadows from a sunset
view from the Observation tower at the Penobscot Bridge, ME
Taking a break for a picnic lunch along the way
View from the Summit of Mt. Washington
The reason why we decided we HAD to go to the top of Mt Washington....
Arethusa Falls -Crawford Notch NH...note the tiny figure at the bottom (Paul)
the vertical hike to Arethusa Falls
On the hunt for Moose- walking very quietly (to no avail) through the woods trying to find moose.
Our visit to Cabot Creamery
Hope Cemetery in Barre VT, home of Rock of Ages Granite Quarry- Elias Corti started his own monument, as many people here do, but died before it was done, so his brother finished it.
monument for a 13 year old boy
Ben and Jerrys flavor gravesite
Ben and Jerrys
Battery Park, Burlington VT
The v iew from Christies Restaurant, Lake George, NY
Fort William Henry, Lake George NY-
The view of Blue Mountain Lake from Castle Rock, NY
our afternoon, in lieu of canoeing, we enjoyed snacks and beverages at the Hemlock Hall Lodge, with Judi and Joe-
Steamtown, Scranton, PA
Entering the coal mine, 250 feet down
Every day the supervisor has to leave his initials somewhere in the mine, to prove that he checked the tunnels for problems.
My first corn maze!
trying Shoofly Pie at Bird in Hand Bakery, Bird In Hand, PA
an Amish family- the kids were delighted with the monster truck approaching them!
An informal jam session at the campground, Strasburg, PA
The corner of Chocolate St. and Cocoa St. Hershey PA- note the streetlights!
a balloon launching in Lancaster, PA
The reason we visited Ball State University
David, Jess and Ashley-BSU
A lantern tour of Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, KY- this cave is only open to tours two months of the year, and only to 38 people a day, leaving the contents in incredible condition-
Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave, KY
Civil war re-inactment, Bicentennial Mall Park, Nashville, TN- I asked if it would be inappropriate to cheer when the Union soldiers came on the field....
Bicentennial Mall Park, the history of Tennessee etched in granite
"NashTrash" tour of Nashville, comedy show.
The Carter home, Franklin TN, site of the pivotal civil war battle
The cemetery where Carrie McGavock reinterred thousands of Confederate Soldiers, on land she donated for that purpose.
Bourbon Street before the crowds, New Orleans
The Alamo, San Antonio, TX
The Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
The Rio Grande
View from "The Window" Big Bend National Park, TX
View from Oak Spring Trail, Big Bend National Park, Tx
The Boys, napping together...
Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park
Chisos Mountains from Lost Mine Trail, Big Bend National Park
Lost Mine Trail, Big Bend National Park
Hot Springs, adjacent to the Rio Grande River, Big Bend
Top of Emery Peak, Big Bend
2000 year old Pictographs.....Hueco Tanks, El Paso TX
Thanksgiving dinner with Paul's parents, El Paso, TX
Dozer, dozing on the road
Campland on the Bay shuttle bus tour of local Christmas decorations, San Diego CA
View from (near) our trailer, San Diego CA
Jess and Paul decorating the tree
Christmas 2009
Mission Beach, San Diego, CA
Jess and Paul entering "Toy Story" at California Adventure.
Trying to prove (somewhat unsuccesfully) that yes, it was cold enough in California to see your breath (it also rained ALL day)
California Adventure
Tom and Sue1, New Years Eve
Paul dancing with Sue(1) at the New Years eve party at our campground
beach at Campland on the Bay, San Diego, CA
Picacho Peak, AZ- one of my favorite hikes so far....
climbing straight up the cables, Picacho Peak
more cables at Picacho Peak
Saw this in one of the museums, and it sure did bring back memories!
10th anniversary trip to Albuquerque, NM
Paul Finally found Sopapaillas that met his expectations!
Chiricahua National Monument, Willcox AZ
Hiking in the snow at Chiricahua National Monument, Willcox AZ
Pass Mountain Trail, Usery Regional Park, AZ
Paul, Jess and Stephen at Margaritaville, Las Vegas
entering the snowstorm at Red Rock Canyon NV
outside the Bellagio, Las Vegas. Poor Paul put his Margarita without thinking!
Jocelyn Warner (Jess's stepsister who got married in Vegas this week) and our daughter Jess ( Jess is practicing being 21, since she is only 20)
Fountains of Bellagio, Las Vegas
Crossing Hoover Dam
Shootout at the OK Corral, Tombstone, AZ
Dust storm in Deming, NM
Unique Campgrounds at City of Rocks State Park, NM
Gila Cliff Dwellings, NM- the Mogollan Indians built and occupied the dwellings in these caves in the late 1200s.
Gila Cliff Dwellings, NM
Gila River, NM- great tubing~ we spent an hour just relaxing and cooling off.
Catwalk hike through Whitewater Canyon, Gila National Forest, NM
After unsuccessfully trying to scare us off, the mommy bird ran off and pretended to be hurt, to draw our attention away from her babies. She did this everytime we went close to the eggs.
Dinner in the party barn at Nancy and Bills.
the Sigma Chi brothers make Mimosas in the morning.
Yosemite National Park
Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park
The Mist Trail, Yosemite National Park
View from Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park
Looking down Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park
looking back on Nevada Falls from Muir Trail, Yosemite National Park
Kevin -fly fishing
The crew arrives for dinner at Bass Lake
Giant Sequoias in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park
Telescope Tree- you can see through to the sky from inside-Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park
the view from insideMariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park Telescope Tree-
Yosemite Valley and Yosemite Falls (upper and lower). We'll be hiking that trail tomorrow.
Half Dome at sunset-Glacier Point- Yosemite National Park
Zion National Park
Observation Point Trail-Zion National Park
Where the Narrows begins
Mills Lake, Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park
Mom and calf Elk at lake Haiyaha, Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park- they went for a swim in the lake
Lake Haiyaha, Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park
Branson Landing, Branson MO
July 4, 2010
Ziplining in Branson
fishing at sunset
Smoky Mountain bear
There were butterflies everywhere in Smoky Mtn National Park
the non-view of Clingman Dome, Smoky Mountains
Smoky Mountains, TN
Stumphouse Tunnel, SC
after the storm, lake Murray, SC
our campsite on the lake, Lake Murray, SC
Keystone Plant- building a Montana
RV Hall Of Fame
Some of the streets in Holland are lined with sculptures and flowers.
Holland MI- the park in the center of town
Dinner out with 2 other Escapees couples!
Don Buciak, Sue and Gordon Minhinnick, Pennie and Mason Buciak
Whitefish Point, Lake Superior
Freighter on Lake Superior
The Edmund Fitzgerald
The original bell of the Edmond Fitzgerald. It was replaced with one containing the names of the crewmembers.
View of Lake Michigan from the Mackinac Bridge, headed to the U.P.
An interesting way to bring product from one building to another.
Chippewa Pow Wow dance with Veterans
Chapel Rock- if you look carefully you can see the roots from the lone tree going across, in the air, over to the "mainland"
Cavern at Pictured Rock...much to the surprise of the passengers, the captain maneuvered the boat all the way into the cavern
Pictured Rocks- Lovers Leap
boating on Lake Superior
Chippewa dancers
view of Mackinac bridge from our campground
Fayette MI
raft headed to docking station- there is a viewing center in the middle of the raft
the observation area on the raft, looking down into the water
driving back across the bridge after we walked it.
Yearly Labor Day 5 mile walk across the Mackinac Bridge-
Why this person decided they could make it through that puddle, I have no idea. We tried to pull them out with our truck and failed- it took a 4 wheel drive truck to get them out.
The Soo Locks open
Freighters waiting their turn for the Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, MI- The freighter that looks like it is docked is actually a huge museum called Valley Camp.
largest steam hoist ever built- it pulled tons of copper out of the mine on a daily basis...
Copper Harbor from Brockway Mountain.
what a great display at Fort Wilkins, Copper Harbor, MI
Fort WIlkins, Copper Harbor MI
The boys on the beach
Circus World, Baraboo, WI
Devils Doorway at Devils Lake State Park, WI
Indiana Dunes, Indiana
Jessica and her fiance David
the newly engaged Jessica
Dozer licking his lips~
Stephen and Dozer
View outside our window, Foxboro, MA
Huddle with Tom Brady at Patriot Place, Foxboro MA
Paul, Al and Stephen at Patriot Place, Foxboro MA
Coopers Rock state forest, WV
Gettysburg PA
Paul, me and Steve, Gettysburg PA
Veterans Memorial, High Point State Park, NJ
Rock City, Coopers Rock State Forest, WV
Paul and Jess cook Thanksgiving Dinner
Jess and I test the Champagne
The Ducks, running down the red carpet from the elevator to the fountain.
"The Peabody" Hotel where everyday at 11 am, 5 ducks run from the elevators to the fountain, and stay there for the day. Too much fun.
Beale St. Memphis TN
Sun Studios, Memphis, where Elvis, BB King, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash all started out in their music careers.
The graves of Elvis, his parents and his twin brother. They were all moved to Graceland after being vandalized at the original graveyard.
There are several places in Hot Springs where people can fill up jugs with spring water.
Graceland
Poor Dozer kept sinking into the sand- Monahans Sandhills State Park, Monahans TX
Monahans Sandhills State Park, Monahans TX
Therapeutic Hot tub
climbing the very steep trail to the mine- Tin Mine trail, Franklin Mountains
Tin Mine trail, Franklin Mountains- the metal plate is actually grating.
Entrance to the two caves-Aztec Cave Trail, Franklin Mountains State Park
Aztec Cave Trail, Franklin Mountains State Park- extremely steep trail, which ended up being pretty much rock climbing.
View down the side of Franklin Mountain.
Mule deer buck, Guadalupe National Park
the boys watching the sunrise
Hiking the Permian Reef trail
sea shell fossl we found along the way, Guadalupe National Park
Hiker's natural staircase, Guadalupe National Park
New Years eve goofiness
New Years Eve fun in Benson, AZ
Paul exploring inside the mine. Tin Mine trail, Franklin Mountains
Inside the mine- we were surprised at how big it was in there, and how many trails there were.
Cemetery at Fairbanks, AZ
dinner with escapees, Benson AZ
lunchtime on the trail- Kit and Brenda
Hiking Cochise Stronghold, Benson, AZ
B-17 at Pima Air and Space Museum
Russian MiG
The Blackbird at Pima Air and Space Museum
The Colorado River, Picacho State Recreation area, CA
Picacho Peak
the first of the cables-Picacho Peak
"Gathering of the Gunfighters" Yuma Territorial Prison
Yuma Territorial Prison
The Palms RV resort
Paul and Carol surveying the trail
"biking" in the desert
Our class President, Sandie, takes a head count of who wants to go out for Pizza
Paul and I
gathering of the RVs- outside of Yuma
The Desert Bar, Parker AZ
a houseful of guests!
Adding everyone's phone numbers to our cell phones before splitting up to go shopping.
Our spot in the desert, Quartzsite AZ
A very clever reptile display- the snakes are actually in glass enclosures built into fake rock. Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
All the handlers remain in a crouched position unless they are calling the birds to land on them. Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
view from Inspiration Point, Chiricahua National Monument
Chiricahua National Monument
Marfa lights?
snorkeling at Balmorhea
moon, as seen from the telescope
Ft. Davis, TX
becoming familiar with the GPS
our first geocache with our new GPS
Fred Flinstone bowling balls, views from the South Rim trail, Big Bend National Park
Cattail Falls, Big Bend National Park
Rio Grande river, Comstock, TX
Rock art at Seminole Canyon State Park
views from the South Rim trail, Big Bend National Park
fossilized sea shells, Seminole Canyon State Park, TX
Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
The Church at Mission de Conception, San Antonio, TX
Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX
turtles in the Guadalupe River, TX
Johnson Space Center, Houston
Mission Control Room, Johnson Space Center, Houston
Fulton House, Fulton TX
The Carriage House, built in 1909, King Ranch
USS Lexington, Corpus Christi, TX
Sam Houston Jones State Park, LA
Alligator pond at the waterfront in Lake Charles, LA
Memorial to Lake Charles residents killed on 9/11 (metal girders are from the world trade center).
Betty showing off Irene's Monarch butterfly chrysalis.
swamp tour- the "stumps" are called knees and may be a way for the tree roots to get oxygen, They are part of the root system and will never grow to be trees themselves.
Snowy Egret
ducking down to avoid low branches
Yellow Crested Night Heron
Mardi Gras costume, at the Mardi Gras Museum, New Orleans, LA
Alane, at the jazz brunch at Arnaud's, New Orleans, LA
street performers in Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA
trolley at the riverfront, New Orleans, LA
on the steamboat Natchez, New Orleans, LA
street performer ( he does not move for minutes at a time)
Audubon Park near Tulane University New Orleans, LA
the Steamboat Natchez
Katrina Museum- a boat that rescued 400 people.
