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Sharon and I have travelled a fair amount and would
like to share a few pictures with you. This page covers the US,
Canada and south of the border. The next two pages include trips in
Europe and various places across the Pacific Ocean. 'Tidbits' has a brief description of other trips and happenings. There are also a number of 'Walking Tours' in Europe. Now I have added one in
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California has many interesting places to visit and unusual things to do
and see.
Along the coast are beaches and steep mountain sides that drop into the
Pacific Ocean creating bays and inlets with splendid vistas. A few miles inland you can visit the wine country and even go on a safari. This section covers some of these attractions, including outings to San Francisco. Click on one of the pictures (right or left) and find more places that mey be of interest to you. |
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Going from California to Seattle, Washington, by car means crossing the state of Oregon. All along this coastal (or inland route) you can find interesting things to do and see. We rafted the Klamath River, took a wild jet ride along the Rogue River and hiked part of Mount Rainier. Here are the details: |
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Crossing the Sierra Nevada over the two highest passes can be an interesting three day tour. But there is also Lake Tahoe and other great hikes and scenery to enjoy during the winter and summer months. Here are some, including two that happened many years ago. |
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In September 2007 we took a ten day tour of some of the East Coast attractions. Sharon had never been to the Amish country nor Niagara Falls. Neither of us had seen Gettysburg. Here are some of the highlights of our trip. |
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This was going to be a short trip to Miami, Florida, and turned into another cruise to the Bahamas as well. See pictures and read about the Everglades, Coco Cay (a private island) and Key West, the most southern tip of the continenetal United States. |
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The Galapagos, off the coast of Ecuador, are islands with a unique and diverse wildlife that is virtually without predators. Except for a few hawks and barn owls, the animals are not afraid of each other, nor of humans. Birds, such as the albatross and boobies, might build their nests right along the paths we traversed during our one week visit. We slept aboard the ship Xpedition and made landings with the Zodiacs. What an experience !!! |
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The Panama Canal has always been an interesting story and in the
spring of 2005 we booked passage on a sailing ship that took us from
Costa Rica, through the canal and onto Barbados. Along the way we
stopped to explore a stranded submarine that dates back to the Civil War
days. Of course the highlight was to go through the canal, just like my
father had done many years ago. |
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It was the
thrill of a life time; a private rafting trip down part of the Colorado
River. We did it with friends who had the equipment and experience. Here
is our story of a marvelous week on the River as we recount the
exhilaration of the rapids and the tranquility of the scenery. This was
also the time that a rattlesnake got me.
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| The Southwest has been an attraction to us for many years. While working for a living, Jay spent many days in Casa Grande, then later in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. In the fall of 2005 we took a few days to revisit Scottsdale and Sedona, Arizona. Here again: fall and spring are great, summer hot, and winter has a new face with snow. |
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In the summer of 2009 we took a driving trip up to the Seattle area and then continued east to see the Glacier National Park. It was one of those trips that turned out to be a bit dreary. It rained most of the time and we even had some snow one morning.
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