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 2006 and all that

On New Years Eve, Janet and I got married amidst the tall trees on the banks of the Hood Canal.

 Daughter, Elizabeth and Trevor on wedding day

In February we traveled to San Carlos, Mexico

Amazing clouds

Stopping in Tombstone

and Tucson, Arizona

Retired US Air Force A10 "Thunderbolt" Aircraft mothballed in the desert

on the way home

Janet with new Grandson, Connor

One of Janet's best images of the year.  Taken at Butterfly World in Victoria, Canada

 June.  

Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Copenhagen

Norway 

The boats of Thor Heyerdahl at Bygdøynes in Oslo

The Kon-Tiki

Rai II

Viking long Boat

Sweden

Main shopping area Ulricehamn

Koster Island

Koster Island family transport (cars are banned) note the safety seat made from a bottle crate. Very common on the Island.

Anten-Grafsnas Jarnvag Railway

Our hosts in Sweden, Margarita and Goran Rosen

Goren standing in front of their traditional Swedish farmhouse

Janet driving Goran's Britannia Pacific at Boras

More images of Live Steam in Sweden can be seen here

Oregon

A visit to the vineyards of the Willamette Valley for Janet's birthday in November

Erath Vineyard with Mount Hood in the center distance

The coast, north of Florence with Heceta lighthouse in the distance on the cliff.

The engines and wing of the Howard Hughes flying Boat "The Spruce Goose" at McMinnville

Crater Lake in late June

Colorado and Wyoming

September

Grand Teton National Park in late September

Durango and Silverton Railroad

More images from the Durango visit can be seen here 

Washington 

Hoh Rain Forest and Coast

This too is one of Janet's images

Klalock

New Career!

In October 2006, I joined the Union Pacific Railroad

In the yard at Hinkle, Oregon

Typical freight working on the Portland to Seattle run

Approaching the Tacoma "Narrows" 

Underside view of the new, under construction and "old" Narrows Bridge, west of Tacoma, Washington. Taken from the cab of a north-bound freight. working.

Crossing from BNSF to UP track-age north of Tacoma with Mount Rainer in the distance

Red Cross

Janet continues to manage the local Red Cross operation

Janet, standing far left of picture with some of her staff and volunteers

Elizabeth on Christmas Eve 2006

Janet,  New Years Eve 2006