Sunday, June 21, 2009

Summer 2009

August 11,2009. On top of Crane Mtn in the Adirondacks
4 mile round trip with 2000 ft elevation gain-----STEEP
August 12. Summit of Hadley Mtn, another 4 mile and 2000
foot elevation gain. Both this and Crane Mtn (above) are near
Lake George, NY



Free Zydeco concert at Lake Lucern by Captain Squeeze
and the Zydeco Moshers--and, new member Judy.

August 14--Hiking toward Mount Marcy in the Northern
Adirondacks. This is New York's highest point and our 37th.
We did not summit this mountain, but hiked quite a ways
enjoying the day and the views.



Also August 14th. We drove nearly to the top of Whiteface
Mtn--hiket the rest to overlook Lake Placid and the Olympic
grounds. Winter Olympics there in '32 and '80.




August 9th. Roger's Rock summit overlooking Lake George.
2.5 mile RT with only 500 elevation gain. View is nice, but
would have been better if sunny!







July 18th. Drew's wedding in Greenfield, IN. Dennis was
assigned as one of the family photographers. We traveled
to the wedding from our Thousand Trails RV park near
Batesville, IN--Second wedding during our IN stay.
Beautiful Amish farm complex just outside Intercourse, PA



July, 16th
Terrific Ohio River town of Rising Sun--Stopped there for
a quick tour before heading to Vevay and a riverboat casino.
We met two of Judy's brothers there for lunch and gaming.

July 14th. Metamora, IN Whitewater Canal covered bridge
over a stream! One of a kind!


July 12th. Heinze annual family reunion held in New Albany, IN.
Kiersten (sp?) and Justin. We will try to visit them in Clemson University in Sept.



June 28th and 29th at Rough River, KY cabins of Dennis' brothers
Stephen and Eric. Brian and Jamie (son and daughter-in-law)
came up from Tallahassee.
Matthew, Whitney, and Isabella came in from the Denver, CO
area. Several cousins, other family members, and friends
joined in for an informal Paul reunion.
Great nephew Isaac driving! Sister-in-Law Martha preparing.


Great niece Hanna ready for a swim.



Jumping off the pontoon--Hanna, niece Brianne, and daughter
-in-law, Jamie.

Warm water! Dennis, Brianne, niece Susan, Hanna, Jamie,
Brian, and Jaden.


Nephew Matthew, Whitney, and Isabella in nephew Cory's boat.



Brother Stephen and sister-in-law Brenda with friends.



The girls--Brenda, Judy, Susan, Jamie, and Whitney.




Whitney and Isabella.



OH @#$%*&*, someone forgot the drain plug.







Brian and Matt preparing the evening meal.


New Great niece Aspen checking out a visiting stray.




Isabella, Matt, his mom Brenda, and her grand daughter Aspen.


Golf cart cruising--Hanna, Isabella, Brenda, Aspen, and Judy.

June 27th. Patrick and Kristy wedding--1st of the IN visit.


Uncle of groom and family.


Patrick's Grandmother and Judy's sister Juanita and Judy
at the reception. It was in a converted movie theater--nice.

Wedding party toast.

Kids always have the most fun at wedding receptions!


June 17th. Cheaha State Park
I just went to get my drink and discovered an uninvited but
welcome guest. Cheaha Mtn is highest point in Alabama.

At the highest point in Alabama, in Cheaha State Park. It was nice and cool!



A great "hike" to Bald Rock in Cheaha State Park.


At Bald Rock Overlook at Cheaha State Park.
June 19th
The world famous Unclaimed Baggage Center!
Shopped til we dropped. Unclaimed baggage from the world
over is bought, brought, inspected, cleaned, and sold here in
Scottsboro, Alabama.

Judy visiting the National Cemetary in Shiloh National
Military Park in Tennessee. This is about our
240th National Park visit.

June 24th
An Amish farmer in Etheridge, Tennessee,
near the Nachez Trace Parkway.


June 25th. An evening country music concert at the
Nashville, TN campground (Passport America campground).
Afterwards we went down on Broadway for real honky-tonkin',
but did not take the camera. Gotta get a small one for my pocket!?

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Feburary Western Carribean Cruise

I know that it is about time this got done. If you have seen these--sorry. Way back in February we and some friends and several family members cruised the Western Carribean, visiting Key West, Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico. We were on the Holland America Line and sailed out of Tampa for 7 nights. If you have been on a cruise then you know that the ship is the reason to go--however, the shore excursions on this trip were good. We visited the second longest barrier reef in the world off shore in Belize as well as the Mayan ruins throughout the region. Enjoy the pictures.





Our route






Coffee before boarding, Judy and Juanita



Approaching the Sky Bridge in Tampa Bay



Rehearsal Jan



Judy and Juanita cooling off



Preparing for the next day's activities



Janice and Richard



Key West rooster (Al) with Juanita--also a chick



Rick and Jan at Mayan ruins



Richard and Janice on the barrier reef in Belize




Judy and boat crewman



Dennis and Richard on the snorkeling boat with rum punch




Dennis and vendor away from the tourist area



Judy and entrepreneur


Lauren, Catherine Juanita, Al, and Janice in Guatemala shopping district



Mexican hat dancers



Mexican Mayan ruins



Formal night Dennis and Judy



Formal night Catherine and Lauren




Not so formal night Janice and Richard



Always at the table



Formal night Juanita and Al



Formal night Jan and Rick