thomasrye

I went to the air show in Oshkosh way back in the day. It was awesome. Saw the Harrier Jet back when it was still a pretty sweet phenomenon. And it was the last flights of the British Airways Concord Jet.

I was young, but it was beautiful. Even as a child I was able to barter for a few items at the market. Fresh fruits, great tea, spectacular beaches and waves (I got rolled pretty bad once while I was swimming). Bali is a definite destination to visit or, for me, return to!

The best way to experience Angkor Wat is this 10 Step Process ;)
1. Arrive in Siem Reap by taxi from Poi Pet (from Arunyaprutet, Thailand – from Bangkok). You’ll drive the rockiest road you’ve ever been on… for 4 hours! Yay!

2. Find a guesthouse. I suggest the Red Lodge (www.redlodgeangkor.com)

3. Find a Tuk-Tuk driver that will take you around Angkor Wat the next morning

4. Tell them to pick you up at least an hour before sunrise (figure out what time that would be)

5. (The next morning) Take the tuk-tuk to Angkor Wat (soak up the morning air) and don’t forget a flashlight! It’ll really help when walking in to the temples in the dark.

6. Find yourself a spot overlooking the square pond. It’ll be the north side of the main path. If you want to you can borrow a chair from one of the little restaurant shops on the northside by the trees. But definitely have breakfast there after the sun is up. Some really great food!

7. Take loads of pictures as the beauty and scene will change with every minute of the sunrise. Get the temples reflecting off the pond… ooo, fantastic!

8. Run around the Temples for a while, there’s many of them to see.

9. Check out the sweet Discovery Channel/Nat’l Geographic video on Angkor Wat while having lunch at one of the little cafes

10. Pay your tuk-tuk drivers well, offer them a coke. And after a day of walking around the Temples, nothing is better than the best and cheapest foot/body massages you’ll ever get in Siem Reap. So cash in on that.

I’ve been to Mt Rushmore twice and both times I enjoyed it. It’s really quite of feat of art and engineering. Crazy horse (if they ever finish it) will be even more amazing! I look forward to that being completed.

One of my trips through South Dakota I was on a hunting trip with my grandpa and we stopped on a farmers land and shot prairie dogs for a while. What a blast! Seriously, those disease carrying varmits are like a game!

This place is one of the most amazing natural specimens I’ve ever seen. The hexagon shaped columns shooting up various heights out of the ground. All of the surrounding area is very beautiful as well.

My aunt and uncle used to live in Albuqurque. They had this sweet adobe house (sizeable). All the land around them for some distance (in their neighborhood) was all sand or pebbles or rocky. Kind of ugly as far as the land goes, but it’s a neat place and I always enjoyed visiting that area.

We saw the Grand Canyon and it was beautiful… and vast!

We were driving at night and we came over a hill and looked down on Salt Lake City and the Lake and it was pretty sweet.

I was driving through a number of years ago… it was fine. We didn’t stop that much though.

I’ve been here a couple of times. Saw the wildlife: Buffalo, Rams, Elk, Moose, etc etc. It’s awesome! And the natural beauty of the land is great also. Camping near Yellowstone is fantastic. Stars galore! Just icing on the cake.