CRAAACK

CRAAACK
No, that wasn't thunder. It was the sound of our hearts breaking. Actually it was the sound of our magnificent old live oak tree splitting. This tree was one of the main reasons we bought our house. It has provided beauty, shade, and a playground for our kids over the past 31 years.
Fortunately, no one was injured and there was only a small amount of damage to our neighbor's fence.

Painted Churches of Texas

Photos from a recent trip to visit four of the painted churches of Texas are available at http://deverg.googlepages.com/home

Some of the other interesting places visited on our recent trip include:
Earthquake Lake area in Montana

Cour d'Alene, Idaho

Vancouver, British Columbia

Southern British Columbia

Salmon River area of Idaho

Durango, Colorado

North central New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Our recent trip took us to several national parks and other interesting sites.
Our first national park was Yellowstone National Park
where we saw Lion Geyser (far left) and Beehive Geyser (right) erupting at the same time.
We also visited North Cascades National Park
with its magnificent views.
We also visited Glacier National Park

where I took a 12 mile hike over Piegan pass with Paul.
Our last national park was Capital Reef National Park

View from Glacier Basin campground in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Aspens near Wolf Creek Pass

Aspens on the way to Wolf Creek Pass in southern Colorado.
Early October 2005.

Ouray, Colorado

The mountains around Ouray, CO.
Early October 2005.

Old Faithful Geyser

Old Faithful geyser erupting in Yellowstone National Park.
Early October 2005.

Aspens in Yellowstone

Aspens in Yellowstone National Park.
Early October 2005.

Elk at Mammoth

Elk resting on lawn at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.
Early October 2005.

Coyote in Snow

Coyote in the snow in Yellowstone National Park.
Early October 2005.

Aspens Near Aspen

Aspens on the way to Independence Pass and Aspen, CO.
Early October 2005.

Wyoming

Southwestern Wyoming scene.
Early October 2005.

Initial entry.