from Dan and Paulette
December, 2011 Dear friends and family, This was a good year for the Arizona branch of the Campbell family. We woke up every morning, there were no bones broken or vital organs lost, no serious illness, the house didn’t burn down, the stock market didn’t crash (once is enough!). In other words, life went on. At our age, that’s good! Dan continued to work part-time as a software engineer, and Paulette has filled in a couple of times at her old law firm, so we are both keeping our minds active. That’s good. We got to take a couple of nice trips. In January, we spent a week in Carmel, in celebration of Dan’s 75th birthday. Then in July and August we took a long road trip around the Western United States and British Columbia. Obviously, we’re not going to spend any time on the Monterey Peninsula or at national parks such as Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier and Mt. Rainier without taking a few pictures. On the following pages, you will find some of the photos from those trips. We hope you enjoy, and we hope that you enjoy a warm and happy Christmas season and a fulfilling new year. Dan and Paulette
The first few pages are photos from our visit to the Carmel and the Monterey Peninsula in January. Some are captioned, but those that aren’t consist of photos taken around the 17-Mile Drive, which circles much of the Monterey Peninsula between Monterey and Carmel. This is the area that Robert Louis Stevenson called, “The most felicitous meeting of land and sea in creation.”
17-Mile Drive, on the Monterey Peninsula
Carmel Beach
at sunset
Believe it or not, this is a species
of seahorse (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
From here on, photos are from our summer road trip: From Arizona to Vegas to the Salt Lake area, to Jackson Hole, Wyoming (and the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks), up to Montana and Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake, through the Northern Cascades of Washington to the Seattle area and the Olympic Peninsula, then up to Whistler, British Columbia for a week’s stay, on to Victoria, B.C., and then home through Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, Oregon and California.
Starting out on a trail ride through
the wildflowers in Eastern Utah
The beautiful hills
of eastern Utah
The Grand Teton Mountains
Jenny Lake, in Grand Teton National Park
Jackson Lake, in Grand
Teton National Park
Fountain Paint Pot,
Yellowstone National Park
Old Faithful in full blow
A tiny island in a big lake, Glacier National Park
Enjoying the sunshine and the view on
McDonald Creek, in Glacier National Park
A quiet cove on the west side
of Flathead Lake, in Montana
Grand Coulee Dam,
in Washington
The majestic Northern
Cascades in Washington
Port Angeles, on the
Olympic Peninsula
Driftwood on Puget
Sound (Whidbey Island)
Along Highway 99 near Whistler
Rushing water in Brandywine Provincial Park, south of Whistler
The view from downtown Whistler
The mountains above Lost Lake, Whistler
At the top of
Whistler Mountain
Whistler Village, from
the mountaintop
Snowy peaks dominate the
skyline above Whistler
A real mountain
top experience
A sandy beach, a rusting hulk, looming mountains and
a waterfall along the estuary of the Squamish River
A seaplane comes in for a landing
over the harbor at Victoria, B.C.
Getting ready for the B.C. Day concert, on the Victoria waterfront
A fixture in Victoria: hanging flower baskets everywhere
The Victoria
waterfront
The Grande Dame of
Victoria’s hotels: the Empress
The Sunken Garden at Butchart Gardens, Victoria
(Butchart was built in an old limestone quarry)
Another view of
the Sunken Garden
Fuchsias thrive in the temperate climate of Victoria
Delicate blooms in Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia
Ross Fountains in Butchart Gardens
Butchart Cove
Butchart Gardens at night
Butchart Gardens at night
Reflection Lake, at the
foot of Mt. Rainier
A couple of views of Sunbeam
Creek, in Mt. Rainier National Park
The lower slopes
of Mt. Rainier
Mt. Shasta, in
Northern California