New Mexico

We left Denver and spent time in New Mexico, were we found the life style different. The history and old tradition are something to experiance. Here are some pictures we took there.

Air Force Academy

After we left the mid west we were off to Denver Co. We had to chance to visit the Air Force Academy and Estees State Park in Co.

I wish I had my step-daughters ability to write as she does. I just hope that people enjoy the pictures as I have taking them.

The Academy was a site to see we had a time visiting all the Academys.

Niagara Falls

We left Mass and went on to Niagara Falls New York. We found that the Canada side of the Falls was the best view of the Falls. They had rides like a carnival and lots of shops in which the wife had a lot of fun shopping in. The wax museum was a lot of fun the statues were really life like. We did go out on the Rainbow Bridge overlook and walked out to the Wedding Vail Falls on the American side of the Falls. The next day we went to the Canada side so we could see the Horse Shoe side of the Falls which is on the Canadian side. The people taking the boat rides got wet as well as the folks taking the ride down the elevator to the deck where you really get wet. The amount of water that goes over the falls is mind boggling. I think it was like 185,000 gallons a minute.

Mass Cape Code and Fourth Cliff

We did arrive at Fourth Cliff Mass the day that Senator Kennedy went to the hospital. We did get a chance to go down to his home and welcome him home that day he came home. Stopping off at Plymouth Rock and going out to the end of the Cape was really enjoyable. The shops were like stepping back in time too a more quitter relaxed time. The streets were so small you had to fold you mirrors in on the truck to keep from knocking them off.

They had pictures of some of the women on the side of the pier where fisherman came in to dock witch depicted the women waiting for the men to return from the sea.

I hope yo enjoy the pictures.

West Point

We found the history at West Point Army Academy to be one of our favorite places that we've visited. The grounds and the view of the Hudson River are just beyond discreption. The history of George Washington starting the quest to have the Academy built for the training of our future commanders of the Army. I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoyed taking them.

D.C.

We wanted to get up to Washington D.C. for the cherry blossoms but other commitments prevented us from doing that. We did get there in time to see the Popes Aircraft at Andrews Air Force Base. We stayed at the campgrounds at Andrews Air Force Base. They had a 52 hole golf course all around the campgrounds.

We had a great time visiting the capital and all the war monuments there. We also visited Mt Vernon and Annapolis the Navy Academy.

New York New York

New York is the city that never sleeps. We had the time of our lives. We took the subway into the city from West Point Military Academy. It was about a 45 min ride that took us along the shoreline of the Hudson River. We arrived at Central Station then walked down 42nd street to 5th ave. We walked up 5th ave to Central Park, arriving there we took one of those carriage rides through the park. Then we had a hot dog in the park, fed the birds and enjoyed watching people walking and jogging enjoying sunshine and the warm beautiful day.

Leaving Central Park we proceeded down Broadway passing theathers and arriving in Time Square. Checking out the location of CBS news studio and the location where the ball is dropped on New Years Eves. We then continued down 38th st., stopping to take pictures of the Empire State Building. The view from the top of the Empire State Building was something to see. The weather was perfect this day and you could see forever. We also were able to see the filming of two movies and two stars, John Travolta and Clive Owens. They were each making a movie. I was able to get a snapshot of them during the filming. My wife is about the biggest fan of the stars I know. She was blown away by these sightings of the two of them. We did some shopping and returned to Central Station for the ride back.

A few days after that we took off for Liberty Island. This time we drove and that was a very interesting adventure. We did make it to Liberty Park and took the ferry to Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty. We looked up our ancestors to find when they arrived and on what ship they were on, very surprised to find that information. To see the pictures of what they went through just for the chance to be free and enjoy what we take for granted. We need to stop and think of the unknown they faced, not knowing what was going to happen but knowing they wanted something better than the had.

This Thanksgiving be sure to thank them in your prayers for their courage to start over in a country which they had little knowledge.