Zion National Park with Gail and John

When Gail and John were visiting, we also did a driving trip to Zion National Park in Utah. We took the shuttle bus through the canyon and saw some beautiful scenery. In this picture, we are standing in front of the Zion Lodge where we ate some lunch. Later, we drove past a herd of Big Horn Sheep along the side of the road.

Grand Canyon with Gail and John

Gail and John Gorski visited us in Las Vegas. We did an overnight driving trip to the Grand Canyon. It was two beautiful sunny days even though the drive was a long one. We saw elk, antelope and mule deer right along side of the road.

Curacao - with floating bridge in front of houses

Linda especially liked Curacao and Barbados. Curacao has a strong Dutch influence so the houses look a lot like the homes along the canals of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Aruba also has a strong Dutch influence.

Linda also like Barbados which has a strong British influence. The architecture looks like the island of Bermuda. The beaches and the countryside are beautiful.

Linda tends to like the cities with a large population, modern facilities and lots of shopping so both Curacao and Barbados fit those descriptors.

Cruise to the Southern Caribbean March 2010

Linda and Chuck went on a 14 day cruise through the Southern Caribbean on the Grand Princess from March 12 to March 26th, 2010. We began with a visit with Jeff and Ann Singer in Fort Lauderdale. Then we traveled to 9 islands: Aruba, Curacao, Trinidad, Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, San Juan, and finally Grand Turk. The picture to the right is Trinidad which is a very industrialized island - mostly petroleum processing.

Christmas in Las Vegas

This is Tyler (on left), Brandon, and Ryan opening Christmas presents on Sunday, December 27th. Eric and Alicia and family came for 3 nights after Christmas (December 27, 28 and 29). Megan, Scott and Hannah were here early in the month (December 2nd through December 9th). Beau was here for Christmas day and stayed from December 23rd through January 2nd.

12/12/09 San Francisco's Union Square

Linda and I visited San Francisco for the weekend. It was beautiful with Christmas decorations and holiday shoppers. The rain only kept us in the indoor malls...with all the other shoppers who had the same idea. This tree is in Union Square. Our hotel, the Grand Hyatt, is the tall building in the background.

The Polar Express Train to the North Pole

This is the Polar Express Train in Williams, Arizona. On December 7th, Linda, Chuck, Megan, Scott and Hannah traveled through a blizzard to reach the Polar Express and the "North Pole." Santa visited with us on the train and gave Hannah the bell off of Rudolph's neck. The drive through the snow was pretty spectacular - 80 miles with tire chains on the car.