Sunday, October 4, 2009
Iwo Jima Statue
Jamie, with Fisher, left and Hunter, right. It was COLD that day when we explored the Iwo Jima Statue.
Hunter and Fisher were fascinated by the Iwo Jima statue. They were proud of the soldiers raising our flag.
The Netherlands Carillion
The carillion was built using funds raised by residents of The Netherlands to express their gratitude for aid received from America before, during and after World War II. We were there when the bells rang. It was beautiful.
View of some of the gravestones in Arlington National Cemetary.
My first trip to Washington, DC
We drove from the home of my Virginia Family to DC to stay a couple of days. Certainly not long enough to see the city, but at least a start. The photo below is my first sighting of the Washington Memorial. Had to take that picture through the windshield to record my excitement. What a thrill to see the first of the tributes to heros of our country.
The Iwo Jima Statue was really beautiful and thrilling.
The Jefferson Memorial from near the Iwo Jima statue. Construction all over town.....
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Colorado Trip October 2008
Mountains in the White River National Forest on the road to Maroon Bells Scenic Area. Absolutely beautiful day - even when it was snowing. I want to go back to Aspen and Maroon Bells one day, but have so much to see first.
Snow falling on the mountains.
When the clouds clear....
Snow falling on the mountains.
When the clouds clear....
Jamie and Tracy! Lets go back there!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Super-dooper Mechanics
Some photos from Infineon Raceway, June 2008
Dale, Jr.'s 88 car
Brian Vickers' car
Jimmie Johnson's car
Jeff Gordon's car.
I dragged my friend Dottie to the races at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma County, CA, last summer. The generator in my RV decided to pick that weekend to go south on me - turned out it was a hole in the fuel hose - so her dog got sick while we were trying to figure out what was wrong. Met some really nice guys who checked it out and decided they couldn't fix it so Dottie drove back to Sacramento to take Mitzi to the vet and to pick up her motorhome. We moved my motorhome to a friend's house and moved Dottie's RV to our campsite. It was HOT! 100+ while we were sitting in the stands for qualifying.
Dottie's generator worked when we needed it. But, during the race, she told me she was going to the restroom. Little did I know that SHE got sick, too! She was discovered not feeling well in the restroom and a track employee gave her a ride back to the RV. Thank goodness it wasn't anything serious!
Wonder if I can convince her to try it again this summer. Whaddya think, Dot??
Sharon's Back Yard
Winery Trip with my Sisters and a Friend
This is the view from one of the wineries...William Hill? I think so. Sharon will tell me. ;-)
It is so beautiful in the Napa Valley wine country in the spring.
Sharon and Mary at the entrance to Mario Andretti's winery. Nice setting, but I'm not that impressed by his wines yet.
Spring was busting out all over on this beautiful day!
It is so beautiful in the Napa Valley wine country in the spring.
Sharon and Mary at the entrance to Mario Andretti's winery. Nice setting, but I'm not that impressed by his wines yet.
Spring was busting out all over on this beautiful day!
Catching up on Blogging
Dogwood blooms. I love dogwood and try to be in areas where the trees are blooming as often as I can. This was up the mountain from Lake of the Springs; Barb and I found it when we took a drive from the campground into the mountains.
The geese were living on a lake - don't remember the name of it right now - that my friend Barb and I visited last Spring from Lake of the Springs. We had a couple of nice drives when I stayed up there.
This is camping on top of a hill at Lake of the Springs in California. From this perch, we watched a forest fire burning and the California Department of Forestry fighting the fire from the air. I'm sure there were some ground crews there, too, but we couldn't see them from three ridges away. I'll post pictures from that experience in the next blog.
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