HAPPY NEW YEAR to YOU ALL!!!
Mike, Carol,Dana and Bruce
Linda and Chuck
finally made it from Montana
Brad and Patrick
friends since 8th grade
Grant and Prescott
who is this masked man?
Michelle, is that you?
here's where the party really started
the Salmons at the reception
at he reception
the proud fathers
Bruce and Don
here comes the bride
Kim and her dad
Brad and Dana
keeping the groom calm before the cermony
Kim and Maria Teresa
the moms
Christmas Day
Kim's mom, Maria Teresa
our lovely hostess and tour guide
Christmas Day at the beach
Brad and Prescott
beautiful valley at Pisac
Incan stonework
look at those sharp angles!!!
Machu Picchu
classic photo op
Machu Picchu
it sits in a "cloud forest"
famous 3 windows
sunbathers
guardhouse at Machu Picchu
a familiar tourist
Incan terraces at Machu Picchu
Sacsayhuaman-Incan fortress
local children with their baby alpaca
posing for money
the plaza and a cathedral in Cusco
view of Cusco from our room
Hostal Amaru in Cusco
a winding staircase to our room
Pacific coast in Miraflores
parachute gliding and surfing
Hotel Senorial in Miraflores
lovely spot with great service
Where in the World are Bruce and Dana Salmon?
Relaxing for a few minutes in Tucson, Arizona. Catch 'em if you can!!!
the last of many beautiful sunsets
Happy Trails to you!
Dana and the "cowboys"
Ann and Grant Leonard and me
Gilla Cliff dwellings
from the inside looking out
Gila Cliff Dwellings
doing our stuff on the catwalk
on the Catwalk
My Christmas Card--someday
outside Telluride
for Brad and Grant
downtown Telluride
on the way to Telluride!!!!
Mesa Verde
cliff dwellings across the canyon
Mesa Verde
Spruce Tree House
Bruce--atFour Corners-in 4 states at once
Utah,New Mexico,Colorado, Arizona
Arches National Park
see next picture-for scale
another "little arch"
Arches National Park
Bruce on his way to Double Arch
Bryce Canyon
High desert sunset
went on for an hour or more
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon view--North Rim
Utah scenery
looping the fold
Colorado River
beautiful Zion National Park
even the road is red!!
Zion National Park
one of our first views
Death Valley
not just sand-rocks,rocks,rocks,rocks
Death Valley
Death Valley--salt flats
Death Valley--Badwater
lowest spot in W. Hemisphere
Hi,Ho Silver, and Away!!!
Alabama Hills-set of Western Movies and more
the old guys!!!
Bruce and Patriarch tree
bristlecones--not snow-dolomite rock
bristlecone--art picture!!
road to bristlecones
a typical "Bruce tour road"
ancient bristlecone pine
grow 7,000-10,000 feet above sea level
General Grant tree--for obvious reasons
Bruce and General Sherman
General Sherman sequoia
biggest plant on earth--by volume
not logs--elephant seals on the beach
golden California hills
ocean in the background
San Simeon
Bruce says I can have a pool--just like this one!!!
San Simeon--W.R.Hearst home
just another vacation cottage
Ocean bluffs
turning red in the early autumn sun
California Coast
Point Lobos
Point Lobos--near Carmel by the Sea
tide pools, and great fault layers
The Traveling Salmons
Bruce (foreground) and Dana
on the Golden Gate Bridge
Sea lions at Fisherman's Wharf
Main Street--Bodie
church in Bodie
Bodie--a real ghost town
my "artsy picture"--mining relics
the "Fallen Monarch"
already fallen when Lincoln formed Yosemite Natl. Park
Mariposa Grove Sequoia
Yosemite Valley
we can't help ourselves--too beautiful
Yosemite-Bruce at Glacier Point
Half Dome in the background
El Capitan
largest granite monolith in the world
Yosemite Valley
El Capitan on the left
Oregon Coast
our picnic spot
Redwoods
inside a redwood skeleton
Redwoods
Bruce and huge old fallen tree
Redwoods
on the deck at Cliffhanger
Barbara and Greg--our hosts
Cliffhanger---Gold Beach
from the driveway--ocean in background
the Pinnacles near Crater Lake
the Pinnacles near Crater Lake
you think they look like what??!!
Beautiful Crater Lake
Huge pitcher plants
near Crater Lake
Mt. St. Helens
note size of trees blown over-5 mi.away
Mt. St. Helens
trees shattered 5 mi. away from blast
Mt. St. Helens
valley full of lava and ash and mud
John Day Fossil Beds
typical terrain
at the fossil beds
Kim,Tiki,Brad,Gwen,Dana,Bruce
John Day Fossil Beds
Painted Hills area
beautiful Ruby Beach
we checked out some tide pools here
we love these big trees
world's largest red cedar
contemporary totem poles
the old ones are all in museums
Totem poles awaiting delivery
2,000 hours of work!!!
Totem pole carver at work
Rialto Beach
strewn with HUGE trees
Cape Flattery
rocks,seaweed,birds,seals
Cape Flattery
most western point in continental U.S.
on the trail to Cape Flattery
we made it to the Pacific!!
Hurricane Ridge
rainforest slug
Hoh Rainforest
Dorothy--this isn't Kansas
Hoh Rainforest
raft and Orcas
Canada in the background
Puget Sound and the San Juans
from Chuckanut Drive
I refuse to live here!!!!!!
mid-August near Mt. Baker
Jeff--setting out to ski--at 4:00pm
obviously a hike to get there--sorry Russ
Tabletop Mt.--near Mt. Baker
Mt. Baker peeking through the clouds
Diablo Lake
mediterranean blue due to glacial runoff
"pulling" the Cascades
no problemo
Grand Coulee Dam
Bruce digs dams
at the Mangold ranch
Marci,Dana and Dave
for Mia
Linda and Mia
Last night in Alberton
on the back porch
Only Grandpa had the golden touch
Chuck and SLEEPING Lydia
Christening Day
all the parents
the Godparents
Jerilyn,Jake and Lydia
Christening Day
Polly,Rob and Lydia
Wildfires near Glacier
started by lightning
Glacier National Park
Sunrise on Going to the Sun Road
Going to the Sun Road--Glacier
just after sunrise
Rodeo
team roping
Rodeo
turning the corner--barrel racing
Three Bucks
Bruce,Bob and..............
Gates of the Mountains
our first encounter with fire
Mammoth Hot Springs
Mammoth Hot Springs
Beartooth Highway
up on the tundra
Yellowstone
fire flowers--first in a burned out area
Yellowstone
Grand Prismatic Spring
One More Jenny Lake
Sunrise!!!!
we got up at 5:15
Geyser field
Old Faithful
Baby Buffalo
High above Jenny Lake
Scenery
Scenery
I can't help myself!!!!
Fire damage from 1988--Yellowstone
regrowth has definitely begun
the Tetons
from Oxbow Bend
the Tetons
Jenny Lake
the Tetons
first views--many more to come!!
South Pass--Oregon Trail
can you imagine walking this for months?
for my sister Karen
Hi--relaxing in Loveland
Medicine Bow
our rig with Medicine Bow in background
Rocky Mt. Natl. Park
on the tundra in the clouds
sunset over Lake Loveland
Marion and Carls house across the lake
Emerald Lake-taken by Bruce
the guys , Amy and a friend hiked up to here
Dream Lake
Marion and I sat here and painted
Rocky Mountain National Park
what can you say about this?
Estes Park
Estes Park
we took to tram up the mountain
for my family
Bruce and Joyce and Tom Gerlitz
Badlands
around every corner a different view
Badlands for miles and miles
South Dakota Badlands
hot,hot,hot!!!
Needles Highway
eye of the needle
Needles Highway
needles
Needles Highway-Custer State Park
a climber on a needle
us and Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse
all 4 heads from Mt. Rushmore could fit in the hollow where the ear will be
Mt. Rushmore
G. Washington's profile
Mt. Rushmore
at sunrise(5:20 a.m.)
Devil's Tower
a storm brewing
Devil's Tower
Devil's Tower
tell Richard Dreyfus you can't really climb these boulders!!
Devil's Tower
Pompeys Pillar
contains only record of Wm. Clark's presence in area
Wm. Clark carved in Pompey's Pillar
Little Bighorn
typical terrain
Little Bighorn
Indian Marker
Little Bighorn Battlefield
marker where Custer fell-as far as they know
Little Bighorn Battlefield
Last stand hill
Clouds over Little Bighorn
Little Bighorn Battlefield
marker for soldier
at TR National Park
settling a dispute
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
this guy was a poser
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
hitting the road
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
a large resident
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park--Bruce
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
the Capitol in Minneapolis
Bruce,Dana,Karen and Jay Loufek
Kitch-iti-ki-pi Spring
big trout
Looking into Kitch-iti-ki-pi spring
those are trout (and logs)
Lake Superior
from the top of Pictured Rocks
Pictured Rocks
the tourists
Pictured Rocks--Lake Superior
Pictured Rocks--Lake Superior
from the boat
On the Macinac Bridge
in the rain
Tahquamenon Falls--Michigan
Lake Superior
fog on Whitefish Bay
After the Dragon
sunset over Lake Michigan
The Dragon
sunset over Lake Michigan
St. Louis
the Arch
Bruce, Dana, Carol, and Andy
Memorial Day--Go Fly a Kite
our hostess--Marge Hazelton
Menorial Day--Go Fly a Kite
Yahoo!!!!
Memorial Day--Go Fly a Kite
How Many Salmons Does it Take to Fly a Kite?
Memorial Day---Go Fly a Kite
Bruce and Andy ponder their kite
The Ozarks
Andy and Bruce at Alley Spring
The Ozarks
a small Arkansas town near our campground
Cowboys
young, lean and tough as nails
Bulls
mee too!!!~
Bull riding competition
waiting to perform
A lovely magnolia
for me to paint--sometime
Garvan Woodland Garden-Hot Springs
Cathedral in the woods-
Garvan Woodland Garden
cathedral in the woods
Graceland
"the" pink cadillac
Graceland
Elvis has left the building
Graceland
walls full of gold recordsand costumes
Beale Street at night
Band groupie
dancing,dancing!!
Canaan Gage and his band
free concert on Beale Street
"the" place to be --Madison Hotel
from the roof--Mississippi in background
Another for Grant
still "tooling" along
For Grant
"tool bus" #2
Mother's Day
the "tool" bus
bridge across the Mississippi
from Memphis to Arkansas on far left
on our way to Mud Island
Mississippi River in background
Bob and Eloise Pino
our wonderful tour guides and hosts in Atlanta area
Ruth,Joan,Bruce and Dana
our last night in Seneca
Our Presidential
from the lake
On the Lake
Joan enjoying the ride
Lake Keowee
our ship comes in
North Carolina Arboretum
pansy quilt
Looking Glass Falls
Moonshine Creek
elevation 3200ft.
Moonshine Creek Campground
the creek is just on the far side of the rv
Dollywood
just to prove I was there also
Dollllly
The inflatable doll was too expensive
Cades Cove
lovely valley view
Mt. stream and Bruce
no snakes here!
mountain stream and Bruce
the poser
Clingman's Dome observation tower
Tennessee countryside
The top of Tennessee
the observation deck at Clingman's Dome
Smoky Mt. View
from Clingman's Dome
pets at the N.C. Gold festival
won't see this in N.J.
Hoops anyone?
Bruce and Rich at Debbie's
Big bad bass boat
Blue Ridge Mts.
from Blue Ridge Parkway
Foamhenge???????
goodness knows--raining too hard to get closer
Natural Bridge
G. Washington carved initials here--20+ ft. up left side
Montpelier
from a distance
Montpelier
tree given by Lafayette? or U.S. Marines?
sculpture in Nat'n Gallery
our first guests
Dick Gallant, Rip , and Molly Gallant
our new rig
Bruce with the new rig
our new rig
Bruce and the new rig
our new rig
view of slide-out master suite
our new rig
vie of kitchen/entertainment center
our new rig
our living/diing room
our new rig
the library
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