Monday, August 23, 2010

The Netherlands, Out First Trip Out of the U.S.

In November of 2006 we had the opportunity to visit my brother, David, who lived in Hengelo, Netherlands at the time.  We were estatic to strike out on a new picture taking adventure that took us out of the United States for the first time.  We met Geerte who is Dutch and fluent in six languages and to whom he is now married.  We struck out on our on and took the train to Amsterdam to explore the city, but not before getting lost.  We experienced the thrill of the high speed rail (the Thalis) through Belgum to Paris and spent 3 glorious days there.  Visit our website to share in the discovery of this part of Europe.  Even after visiting the City of Lights (Paris), Hengelo was our favorite spot.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Alaska Keeps Calling Us Back



Be a part of our third trip to the beauty of the Alaskan Wilderness.  We visitied areas of Alaska that were new to us and included ports we had not visited before:   




    


Anchorage
            




Whittier       







Haines, which quickly became our favorite port due to its diverse and scenic beauty,



College Fjord, and





    


Ketchikan, one of the best locations for photographing eagles.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Panther Valley Ranch-August 7, 2010

        We visited Panther Valley Ranch near Hot Springs, AR the weekend of August 7, 2010.  In spite of the very hot and humid weather we managed to take a few photographs.  The main purpose of our weekend getaway was to relax, which we did.  We will definately make a return trip when the weather and scenery is more photo friendly.  Meanwhile, visit our website to see our photos.