Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Salzburg, Austria 2008

Salzburg Christmas decorations 

The Salzach River
 
Castle above Salzburg

Salzburg, Austria 

Me Gram and Mom with the Austrian Alps 

Die Alpen

More Salzburg

Mayakoba, Mexico 2008

The grounds of Rosewood Mayakoba

When you arrive, they take you to your villa's private slip on 
one of these boats

Complimentary tequila in the room

Our living area - our personal butler (!) made sure our room stayed 
clean.  She even slipped a bookmark into a dog-eared page of 
Kristin's book and offered to pack for us.

Our private slip and plunge pool

Our stuffed chaperones taking in some rays

On a boat looking for gators, we only found 1 baby

We think we're cool, but we're really not

Before a nice dinner in the main dining room on our last night

Walking down the beach to deliver a package that
some idiot from Kristin's work made us drop off

Swimming with manatees

Manatees love affection 

Kristin got some too


Cenotes are basically underwater caves and sinkholes

The water is unbelievably clear and gorgeous

You might have to click on this picture to get the full effect, 
lots of bats

Dry land through the cave

Snorkeling in a cenote is seriously awesome, and I suggest it to
anyone that goes to Cancun or Playa del Carmen.  It was the coolest 
thing we did on our trip to Mexico.

Back to the entrance 

Kristin underwater

We snorkeled in this strange lagoon with statues everywhere

It is an inland lagoon with a ton of fish 

Here are a few hiding

On our last night in Mexico, we stayed in Cancun.  This is a dock
at our hotel.

Bird on the dock

Sunset in Cancun

Dock at night

After dinner 

Montana 2008

Heading down to the Yellowstone River for some whitewater action

Calm enough at this point for a photo, not for long...

On the way to Yellowstone Park

Kristin enjoying the day

A typical Montana view

Devil's Slide 

Yellowstone north entry
 
Geothermal Strangeness 

Upper Terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs

Yellowstone sits on a 55km x 72km super volcano, largest in world

It is known as the Yellowstone Caldera 

An elk by a stream

Kristin and I in a hot spring fed watering hole

As a kid this was my favorite because I thought
a dragon lived within - Dragon's Mouth

Mud Volcano

"America's Serengeti"
 
Buffalo kicking up dust

Buffalo stroll

Yellowstone grasslands

Yellowstone Falls

Yellowstone Falls 

Trees!

Elk resting

Paint pot


Old Faithful

Yellowstone Lake

Husband and Wife

With my grandparents in Big Timber, Montana - Home Base