Greetings! I hope you enjoy the following picture albums. I use a lot of external links within the albums both to enhance the message and to save reproducing explanations. Unfortunately sometimes those external sites change their addresses, which results in broken links. My apologies if you encounter such.
During all our working years we didn't travel except to visit family or to ski. Or for work. (There was a time when it seemed like we only saw each other in airport bars!) Jim said that his great desire upon retirement in 2005 was to travel to see places he always wanted to visit. That we have done! Of course we still visit family, and although Jim doesn't ski anymore, we still head for the mountains in the winter. We also take advantage of the lovely environs of our home in Lexington, VA. It's easy to see why many people travel to visit Lexington and its surroundings. We are lucky that they allow us to live here.
Rather than "see America first," we focused on international travel for many years, but recent trips and albums are domestic. There are certain trends that will become evident: small ship expedition cruises, trains, gardens, and skiing. Organized trips are primarily with Road Scholar, Stanford Alumni, and our long-time ski club Potomac Valley Skiers.
Older pictures, before our marriage, are trips I took on my own.
| Country | Links |
|---|---|
| Åland Islands | 2019: Baltic Sea Cruise |
| Andorra | 2012: PVS: See & Ski in Barcelona, Andorra, France |
| Antarctica | 2008: Deep South Antarctic Cruise |
| Argentina | 2000:
PVS: See &
Ski in Argentina 2008: Deep South Antarctic Cruise 2010: Southern Seas, Southern Skies; Cruising from Ushuaia to Cape Town |
| Australia | 2000: Melbourne & environs |
| Austria | 1968:
Summer
study in Germany 1977: PVS: Skiing in Zürs & Lech 1979: PVS: Skiing in Zürs, Lech & Innsbruck 2017: Crossing Europe by River |
| Bahrain | 2016: Persian Gulf |
| Canada | 1975: Montreal &
Quebec + 1980: Toronto 1983: PVS: Skiing in British Columbia & Alberta 1986: Vancouver Expo '86 and Cruising the Inland Passage 2016: The Untamed North: Ottawa 2019: Great Lakes Cruise 2025: Lakes Michigan & Superior |
| Chile | 2008: Deep South Antarctic Cruise |
| China | 1970:
Far East: Hong Kong & Japan 2006: China |
| Country | Links |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2002: PVS: Skiing in Chamonix plus a visit to Prague |
| Denmark | 2016: See Greenland 2018: See Faroe Islands |
| England |
1993: Genesis Project 2007: World Religions: New York, Queen Mary II & Oxford 2009: Rotary Convention, Birmingham, Bath & Oxford 2012: Hiking in the Cotswolds & Cornwall 2013: Cruising the British Isles 2018: Wild & Ancient Britain With Ireland |
| Estonia | 2019: Baltic Sea |
| Falkland Islands |
2008: Deep South Antarctic Cruise 2010: Southern Seas, Southern Skies; Cruising from Ushuaia to Cape Town |
| Faroe Islands | 2018: Wild & Ancient Britain With Ireland - Faroe Islands extension |
| Finland | 2019: Baltic Sea Cruise |
| Country | Links |
|---|---|
| France |
1985: PVS: Skiing in Val d'Isère & Alpe d'Huez 1988: PVS: Skiing in Switzerland plus a visit to Paris 1997: PVS: Skiing in Val d'Isere 2002: PVS: Skiing in Chamonix plus a visit to Prague 2012: PVS: See & Ski in Barcelona, Andorra, France 2013: PVS: Blue Ridge Ski Council – Eurofest in Chamonix, Courmayeur & Verbier 2016: Food & Wine in Southern France 2017: PVS: Skiing in Val d'Isère |
| Germany | 1968:
Summer
study in Germany 1993: Genesis Project 2017: Crossing Europe by River |
| Greenland | 2016: The Untamed North: Cruising Iceland and Greenland |
| Hungary | 2017: Crossing Europe by River |
| Iceland | 2016: The Untamed North: Cruising Iceland and Greenland |
| Ireland | 2013:
Cruising the British Isles 2018: Wild & Ancient Britain With Ireland |
| Israel | 2007: The Middle East: Exploring Israel & Jordan |
| Italy | 1977:
PVS:
Skiing in Val
Gardena 1997: PVS: Visiting Venice & Skiing in Val Gardena 2013: PVS: Skiing in Courmayeur |
| Country | Links |
|---|---|
| Japan | 1970: Far East: Hong Kong & Japan |
| Jordan | 2007: The Middle East: Exploring Israel & Jordan |
| Kazakhstan | 2013: Travelling the Silk Road in Central Asia |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2013: Travelling the Silk Road in Central Asia |
| Latvia | 2019: Cruising the Baltic Sea |
| Mexico | 2018:
Mexican Cuisine in Oaxaca & Puebla 1969: Exploring Mexico |
| Morocco | 2004: PVS: See & Ski in Spain & Morocco |
| The Netherlands | 2017: Crossing Europe by River |
| New Zealand | 2015: Geysers & Greenstone: Exploring New Zealand |
| Norway | 2014: Mysteries of the Far North: Cruising the White & Barents Seas |
| Oman | 2016: Cruising the Persian Gulf |
| Panama | 1972: Panama Canal Zone |
| Portugal | 2019: Portugal's Best Kept Secrets: Cruising the Douro River |
| Puerto Rico | 1995: Exploring Puerto Rico (or should this be "domestic?") |
| Qatar | 2016: Cruising the Persian Gulf |
| Romania | 1974: Exploring Communist Romania |
| Russia | 2014:
Mysteries of the Far North: Cruising the White & Barents Seas 2019: Baltic Sea Cruise |
| Country | Links |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 2013:
Cruising the British Isles 2018: Wild & Ancient Britain With Ireland |
| Slovakia | 2017: Crossing Europe by River |
| South Africa | 2010: Southern Seas, Southern Skies; Cruising from Ushuaia to Cape Town |
| South Georgia | 2010: Southern Seas, Southern Skies; Cruising from Ushuaia to Cape Town |
| Spain | 2004:
PVS: See & Ski in Spain & Morocco 2012: PVS: See & Ski in Barcelona, Andorra, France 2014: Exploring Barcelona |
| Sweden | 2019: Baltic Sea Cruise |
| Switzerland | 1968:
Summer
study in Germany 1988: PVS: Skiing in Switzerland (Geneva, Interlaken & Saas-Fee) 2013: PVS: Blue Ridge Ski Council – Eurofest in Chamonix, Courmayeur & Verbier |
| Tristan da Cunha | 2010: Southern Seas, Southern Skies; Cruising from Ushuaia to Cape Town |
| Tajikistan | 2013: Travelling the Silk Road in Central Asia |
| Turkmenistan | 2013: Travelling the Silk Road in Central Asia |
| United Arab Emirates | 2016: Cruising the Persian Gulf |
| Uzbekistan | 2013: Travelling the Silk Road in Central Asia |
| State | Links |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 2011:
Rotary Convention via Alabama 2015: Florida via Alabama |
| Alaska | 1986:
Inside Passage, Fairbanks, Denali 2014: PVS: Mt. Alyeska |
| Arizona | 1973: Ft.
Huachuca 1977: Tucson 1987: Tucson 1988: Tucson 2011: Grand Canyon |
| California | 1978:
Squaw Valley 1980: Alpine Meadows 1986: Gilroy Garlic Festival 1987: Alpine Meadows 1987: Ft. Bragg & coast 1988: Mt. Shasta & Shasta Dam 1991: Alpine Meadows in summer 1991: Oregon & California 1992: Yosemite 1993: Alpine Meadows 2017: Oregon Coast, California Redwoods & Crater Lake |
| State | Links |
|---|---|
| Colorado |
1973: Colorado Springs 1985:Colorado Water Quality 1998: PVS: Telluride 2003: PVS: Crested Butte 2005: PVS: Snowmass 2006: PVS: Snowmass 2006: PVS: Winter Park 2011: PVS: Snowmass 2017: PVS: Snowmass 2018: PVS: Snowmass 2019: PVS: Snowmass 2019: PVS: Steamboat Springs 2025: PVS: Snowmass |
| Connecticut | 1971: New England Road Trip |
| Delaware |
1971: New England Road Trip 1993: Smithsonian Excursions |
| District of Columbia |
1970: Cherry Blossoms 2021: PVS 55+1 Celebration |
| State | Links |
|---|---|
| Florida | 2007: Key
West 2009: Winter Springs 2010: Key West 2012: The Villages & Winter Springs 2014: Winter Springs & The Villages 2015: Winter Springs & The Villages 2023: Orlando, etc. |
| Georgia | 2015: Savannah |
| Hawaii | 1974: Hawaii |
| Idaho | 1994:
PVS: Sun Valley 1999: PVS: Sun Valley |
| Illinois | 2019:
Great Lakes Cruise 2022: Mississippi River Cruise 2025: Lakes Michigan & Superior |
| Iowa | 2022: Mississippi River Cruise |
| Kansas | 2011: Grand Canyon via Ottawa, Kansas |
| Kentucky | 2013: AHA Convention in Lexington, Kentucky |
| State | Links |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1980: New Orleans 1983: New Orleans 1988: New Orleans - Cutrer Reunion 2008: New Orleans – Katrina Rebuilding 2011: New Orleans – Rotary Convention 2022: Mississippi River Cruise |
| Maine | 1971: New England Road Trip |
| Maryland | 1983:
C&O
Canal 1983: B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore 1985: Smithsonian Rail Excursions 2004: PVS: Wisp 2019: Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Massachusetts | 1971: New England Road Trip |
| Michigan | 2019:
Great Lakes Cruise 2025: Lakes Michigan & Superior |
| Minnesota | 2022:
Mississippi River Cruise 2025: Lakes Michigan & Superior |
| State | Links |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 1980: Biloxi 1985: Biloxi 2006: Vicksburg Military Park 2006: Katrina Rebuilding 2009: Magnolia, Crystal Springs 2011: Rotary Convention via Vicksburg 2015: ME's 50th High School Reunion 2022: Mississippi River Cruise |
| Missouri | 2022: Mississippi River Cruise |
| Montana | 2007: PVS: Big Sky |
| Nevada | 1989: Mt. Rose Ski Area |
| New Jersey | 1971:
New
England Road Trip 2013: Super Storm Sandy Rebuilding 2026: Hiking on the Appalachian Trail |
| New York | 1971:
New
England Road Trip 2012: New York City 2024: NYC & Ellis Island |
| North Carolina | 2011:
Rotary Convention via Durham 2011: Jink & Diddle, Valle Crucis 2013: Jink & Diddle, Valle Crucis 2014: Worship & Music Conference, Montreat 2015: Durham; Raleigh |
| State | Links |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 2024: The Best of the Dakotas |
| Ohio | 2019: Great Lakes Cruise |
| Oregon | 1984: Mt. Bachelor 1987: Bend 1988: Willamette Valley 1989: Central Oregon 1991: Oregon & California 1996, 2000, 2004: Oregon 2017: Oregon Coast, California Redwoods & Crater Lake |
| Pennsylvania | 2014:
Philadelphia 2017: Philadelphia 2017: Pottstown 2019: Philadelphia 2019: Strathgheny 2024: Fallingwater, et al. 2026: Hiking on the Appalachian Trail |
| Puerto Rico | 1995: Puerto Rico (or should this be "international?" |
| State | Links |
| South Carolina | 2012: Florida via South Carolina |
| South Dakota | 2024: The Best of the Dakotas |
| State | Links |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | 2011:
Rotary Convention via Chattanooga 2022: Mississippi River Cruise |
| Utah | 1994 & 1995:
Snowbasin 2016: PVS: Snowbird |
| Vermont | 1993: PVS: Stowe |
| Virginia | 1975:
Virginia
- Covered Bridges 1985: Smithsonian Rail Excursions 1988: Smithsonian 1993: Smithsonian Excursions 1994: Thoroughly Thoroughbred 2001: Smithsonian Excursions 2011: Hiking at the Homestead 2017: My birthday 2021: Jefferson's Poplar Forest 2021: Amtrak Auto Train 2021: PVS 55+1 Celebration 2023: Lexington Train History 2023: Warm Springs 2023: Virginia Railway Excursions 2023: Blue Ridge Parkway 2025: Virginia Railway Excursions |
| State | Links |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | 1975:
West Virginia
- Covered Bridges 1983: Harpers Ferry, Charles Town, C&O Canal 1985: Smithsonian Rail Excursions 2008: West Virginia – Cass Scenic Railway 2010: West Virginia – National Radio Observatory 2024: Canaan Valley |
| Wisconsin | 2022:
Mississippi River Cruise 2025: Lakes Michigan & Superior |
| Wyoming | 1984: Jackson
Hole 2007: PVS: Big Sky (Including Yellowstone) 2024: The Best of the Dakotas |