In June of 2008, I went on a business trip to San Antonio, TX.  That was the first time I’d ever been there.  We stayed at the Hilton right on the Riverwalk and the weather was beautiful (even if it was hot) and perfect for photography.  I had a few hours that I could squeeze in here and there to walk around and take pictures.  And, of course, I walked down to the Alamo to see it.  It seemed surprisingly small right there in the middle of the bustling city.  You can see my entire gallery by clicking on this link: San Antonio Gallery

And, yes, I know it’s now almost June 2009.  But I finally got a decent computer, so I’m taking the time to go through the backlog of pictures that I’ve taken.  For one reason or another, I haven’t really done anything with my pictures since a few months before I moved up to Northern Virginia. So I have quite a few pictures to sort through.

I finally made it up to Philly with some friends back in April.  Philadelphia was on my list of places to visit as soon as I moved up to Virginia. I’m glad I finally got to go.    We had a great weekend of exploring, though we came nowhere near to seeing everything.  That’s okay, though, it just means I have to go back sometime to see what I missed.

We saw the Liberty Bell, toured Independence Hall, saw the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the Revolutionary War, walked to South Street, and then on to Geno’s for a Cheesesteak.  It was a good day!

I’ve posted some pictures from the trip  and  you can see my entire Philadelphia Gallery here.

My Sunday School class went on a weekend retreat this past weekend — April 27-29, 2007 — to Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas. On the way through Little Rock, we also stopped by The Old Mill park to stretch our legs and take some photos.

Petit Jean State park is a very nice and scenic park with lots of great views, running water, and gigantic boulders to climb. One of the landmarks of the park is the 95 ft. Cedar Falls, which can be seen either from two different overlooks or by hiking 1 mile down the canyon to the base of the falls.

I have begun the process of filtering through the pictures I took and posting them in my gallery. But, I’m not through yet. The ones I have posted can be seen by going to my gallery <click here>. Or you can click on one of the thumbnails above.

Addendum: As of May 4, 2007, I have uploaded all of my photos from the trip — at least, all of them that I care to, anyway. Be forewarned if you’re going to the gallery…there are a bunch of them to look at.

Click on the thumbnails to go to the larger version of the picture. Or click here to go to the entire gallery.

At the end of September, I had to travel to Washington, DC for a work-related meeting. Since the meeting fell on a Friday, I jumped at the opportunity and stayed for a few more days to do some sight-seeing. The only other time I’d been to DC was a quick in/out for work and there was no time to play tourist.

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On September 20-24, 2006, I spent time with my Aunt, Uncle and Cousin at Seagrove Beach, FL. It was a nice time of relaxation and fun in the sun. The weather was nice and the company was great. We spent our days our in the sun walking the beach or swimming in the waves. At night we would chase ghost crabs (Chloe’s favorite activity for the week! — aside from watching her new Scooby Doo DVD, that is. ) and look at the stars — the milky way was clearly visible.

Click here to go to the photo gallery containing all the pictures I took. Click on the individual photos at the top of the post to enlarge them. more …