Every year since we have been married we have taken an anniversary trip to some place different. The destinations have been varied but always some place special. This year we decided to camp at Turquoise Lake near Leadville, Colorado. We have seen this lake before but getting to stay there for a week was really nice. Leadville is the highest incorporated city in the US and our camp site was at 10,000 feet. We had perfect weather the entire time (a first) and thoroughly enjoyed the crisp, clear mountain air.

The photos we are sharing are a bit different. Some are whimsical and others just show some of the fun we had. We hope you like them. Please click here for some of these photos.

Well I finally made my goal of visiting all of the National Parks with a visit to Glacier National Park. You know what they say about saving the best for last! Glacier is far and away the most beautiful of our Parks. No matter where you go in any direction you look is simply breath taking beauty. God truly did his best work here. I know it was a poor choice to go over Independence Day weekend but we were constrained by prior plans to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Next year I will go again at the end of May and stay until the Going To The Sun Road opens.

If you have any aspirations of visiting Glacier you better go soon. One hundred years ago there were 130 glaciers. Now there are just 25. The experts say all of the glaciers will be gone by 2020.

It is hard to choose a few images to show from the thousands I made. In Glacier you could literally swing your camera around by the strap and make good photos. But here are a few photos.

The Dallas Arboretum always puts on a special event for the Christmas holidays. This Christmas season it was a very special Twelve Days of Christmas. There were 12 outdoor displays on the theme of the famous song with each display depicting the various subjects in the song. I think my favorite was "Eight Swans A Swimming". And also as usual there was a fabulous display in the DeGolyer mansion of miniature carolers from around the world. These carolers were part of a collection of Kim and John Semyan. Many thanks to them for loaning the collection for us to see.

Here are a few photos from our visits to the Arboretum.