Friday, February 4, 2011

Denver International Airport


What's this supposed to symbolize?
What does this strange art symbolize?
Artistic feature: Tin aeroplanes made to look like paper airplanes over escalators.
Aurora's Eldest sister, Cindy and her two sons, Zachary and Iain came from their home in Colorado to visit us at our stop at the Denver International Airport.



Strange paintings are in the airport depicting "order out of chaos", the mantra of the new world order believers.
Strange paintings are in the airport depicting "order out of chaos", the mantra of the new world order believers.
Strange paintings are in the airport depicting "order out of chaos", the mantra of the new world order believers.





Workers in the top of the tent that makes up the ceiling of the airport suspended by cables on a work platform.
Anubis guardian of the underworld (a.k.a. god of Denver International Airport) guarding the elaborate underground bunker systems at the Denver International Airport?

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Third Phase of Honeymoon

Flowers at the University of Fairbanks.







Caribou on a farm at the University of Fairbanks.



































































Description of the inner workings of the music box connected to the weather program at the University of Fairbanks.
The landscape surrounding the University of Fairbanks looking south.

University of Fairbanks History Museum and Weather Program.
Downtown Fairbanks.
One of the many coffee shacks. Alaska is famous for having one of these very close in proximity to each other.




Inside dining area of Chena Inn.
Grass roof on log cabins.
Massage Therapy cabins.


Inn at Chena Hot Springs.
Run - off stream rich in minerals.
The mineral water made one thirst and tired!
A wheel chair accessible ramp into the hot springs.

Domesticated geese at Chena?
There was indoor mineral pools with a wooden deck at Chena.
Lodging at Chena Hot Springs.
Hot Springs run - off stream.
Domesticated geese at Chena?
Some strange outdoor chimney at Chena Hot Springs?

Some sort of Veggie Garden at Chena Hot Springs.


The moose going back to where it came from. Some kind of water works nearby?
Onlookers at Chena Hot Springs gawking at the moose.








Another moose spotted gulping water at Chena Hot Springs.
Aftermath of a forest fire, commonplace in AK.
Aftermath of a forest fire, commonplace in AK.




The cow moose had a calf.
On the way to Chena Hot Springs we saw a moose.

Some of the first nation peeps and friends of Aurora's sister's sons in Fairbanks whom I played B-ball with.
A park near a school in Fairbanks often traversed through by Aurora's sister's family.
A tourist trap in Fairbanks.
A tourist trap in Fairbanks.
Jewelers that sell gold nuggets in Fairbanks.
Aurora's eldest niece, sister, and youngest niece.
Nadine, Aurora, and Nadine's firstborn daughter, Zoya Chala-Yampol.
Nadine and Aurora, sisters.
Lizzy.
The Eskimos who fought in World War II in the US air brigade.
The Eskimos who fought in World War II in the US air brigade.

Lizzy playing in the Fairbanks river.

A bridge over the Fairbanks river.
A bridge over the Fairbanks river.
A statue and fountain in Fairbanks.
A statue and fountain in Fairbanks.
Zerbes log cabin south of Fairbanks.
Zerbes log cabin south of Fairbanks.
Zerbes log cabin south of Fairbanks.
A monkey holding a lamp in the guest bedroom of the Zerbes who minister to Eskimos on the north slope.
In the Zerbes guest room, upstairs in their log cabin south of Fairbanks.
A pillow with the name sake of some long time missionary friends of my Mom's, the Zerbes.
The valley Fairbanks sits in.
South of Fairbanks.
Fog along road south of Fairbanks.
Fog along road south of Fairbanks.
Fog along road south of Fairbanks.
Glacier in AK mountains?
Mountains in AK.
Mountains in AK.
Mountains in AK.
Mountains in AK.
Mountains in AK.
Mt. Rainer near Seattle or Vancouver?
Alaska Airline.
Seattle airport with Alaska Air docked.

Mount Rainier as seen from the plane on the way from Calgary, AB to Seattle, WA.