Monday, August 6, 2012

Arches & Mesa Verde-Oct. 2007

One week after I proposed to Jill we went to Arches National Park and Mesa Verde Together.
We had a great hike together up to Delicate Arch.

Double Arch



Turret Arch



Balanced Rock



Sunset at Dead Horse Point



Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde







Cliff Palace



The ladder up to Balcony House






At Balcony House



Spruce Tree House





Square Tower House



Sun Temple



Fall colors after being at Spruce Tree House





We really liked the fall colors at Mesa Verde.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Antietam, Gettysburg, & Harper's Ferry-Sept, 2007

In September of 2007, I went back East again. This time my main purpose for going was to go to Antietam National Battlefield for the anniversary of the battle. I would be able to do two three-hour hikes with rangers while I was there. It was a great experience.
Antietam at sunrise.

The Dunker Church & Monuments at Antietam.

This was one of my favorite pictures I took on this trip. It shows the Sunken Road at Antietam where a huge part of the battle was fought.


Me at Burnside Bridge at Antietam




The Mumma Farm


The 132 Pennsylvania Monument at The Sunken Road



Me at the Sunken Road


Harper's Ferry-I wanted to go back to hopefully do more with the Rangers there.


Shenendoah Street



I loved all the old buildings at Harper's Ferry.







More of Harper's Ferry


The John Brown "Fort"/Firehouse at Harper's Ferry


All the leaves were just starting to change color. This picture was taken at Gettysburg from Little Round Top looking to Cemetery Ridge.


Little Round Top


Sunset at Cemetery Ridge


Looking to Cemetery Ridge.




Sunset at the Gettysburg Battlefield. This was my favorite picture I took on my vacation.


From Little Round Top Looking to Cemetery Ridge


I stopped at The Washington D.C. Temple and was able to do a session.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Germany & Poland-June 2007

Berlin Near the Bode Museum



At the Brandenburg Gate



The Berlin Cathedral



The Reichstag & Cupola





Peter's Church at Kurfurstendamm, Berlin where my Grandpa was baptized.



Remnant of the Berlin Wall with the No Man's Land Behind It.




Panda Bear at the Berlin Zoo



Knut, the famous polar bear at the zoo



Asian Bears at the zoo



The Berlin Olympic Stadium Where Jesse Owens Ran



Zagan, Poland--Actual Site of the Great Escape. The poster is of the 50 who were shot after the escape.







The Actual Trapdoor used for Dick, one of the tunnels that the X-orgnization dug while in Stalag Luft 3.



Replica Cars used in the tunnels.



The air pipe used in the movie "The Great Escape"



Map of Stalag Luft Three in the Museum



Entrance to Harry and names of the 50-note Roger Bushell-Big X.







Dad and I t the exit to Harry





Karakow, Poland



Old Town Square in Krakow



The Cathedral in Krakow



The Flags were for the 750 Anniversary of Krakow being started as a city.







The Cloth Hall



Wieliczka Salt Mine-a Unesco World Heritage Site





Kazimierz (the Jewish Quarter in Krakow)



The old Synagogue at Kazimierz









Inside the new Synagogue







Jewish Cemetery at Kazimierz



Large Menorah on top of a Jewish restaurant



Sandomierz, Poland


This school was started over 400 years ago by one of my ancestors.









Old Town Square and City Hall in Sandomierz



The Town Square in Sandomierz





In Sandomierz



The Dulgosz House where paints of some of my ancestors hang.



A few paints of some of my ancestors











An 800 year old church near Sandomierz



Chritopor Castle



At Christopor Castle



This was the stable at the castle.



At the Back end of the Castle









Me at the Castle



This manor house was built and lived in by one of my ancestors at the beginning of the 17th Century.









At Nowe Miasto--This is a Real Martin Luther Bible that I got to handle.





Old Wooden Church and Bell Tower near Nowe Miasto, Poland



Train Museum near Bernsdorf, Poland





Malbork Castle-The Seat of the Tutonic Knights



Tutonic Knight Clothes on Display at the Castle



The Draw Bridge to the Inner Section of the Castle







Inside Malbork Castle



These cannonballs were used at the castle during warring times.







Gdansk, Poland






Gdansk



I loved the architecture at Gdansk.






Man-powered crane at Gdansk



Outdoor Living History Kashubian Museum. Some of my ancestors were Kashubian.











Kashubian Home-I loved the thatched rooves.



Kashubian Windmill



Kashubian School



At the Kashubian Museum