Yellowstone and the Tetons

Panama Canal Cruise

Mt. Hood, as seen from the plane as we departed Portland for Los Angles.

The Noregian Jade was our home for a two week cruise in February.

3,000 passengers and 1,100 crew members.




Weather from 79- 87.

Ship facts: a gallon of fuel oil was use each second to power the ship,

salt water is converted to 713,000 gallons fresh water each day.

First port of call, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Lands End at the tip of Baja California Peninsula.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico our second port.

Acapulco cliff divers

Acapulco Bay

Entering the first lock of the Panama Canal with only two feet clearance on each side of the ship.

It took 10 hours to pass through the two Pacific locks, Panama Lake and the final two Atlantic locks.

View of the jungle scenery of Panama Lake.

Our next port of call: Cartagena, Columbia, South America.

Buggy ride around Georgetown, Grand Cayman Islands.

Final port: Miami, Flordia

Our final excursion was an Everglades airboat trip out of Fort Lauderdale, Flordia.

Ibis

Utah Fall 2007

Sunset Point Bryce Canyon

Colorado River Moab

Angles Landing Zion

Watchman Tower, Zion

Bryce Canyon

edge of the cliff at Marlboro Point

Tapestry Rock in Castle Creek Park

Kodachrome Basin

hoodoos in Devils Garden, Escalante

Marlboro Point in Canyonland Park

Fairyland, Bryce Canyon

aspen trees

Fisher Tower in Moab

Antelope Island mud flats in the Great Salt Lake

Spring in Oregon

magnolia 'spider'

tulip 'Princess Victoria'

camellia

tulip 'apricot impression'


daffodils

Japanese Cherry trees along the Capitol Mall

camellia

crocus

tulip 'aladdin red'

magnolia tree


tulip 'Christmas Dream'