Iceland - I was stationed at the NATO base in Keflavik, Iceland from June 1996 to December 1998.  It's really hard for those stationed on the West Coast to be transferred to the East Coast let alone Europe.  But I had just been promoted and was asked where I wanted to go.  I told the guy anywhere in Europe.  Iceland was all he had and that was fine by me.  It's such a gorgeous country even without the tall tree forests that people are used to.  The Vikings and early settlers of Iceland pretty much chopped down all the trees so needless to say there aren't many trees more than 20 feet or so high.  Plus with the constant volcanic activity, it's hard to grown anything except for moss on a lava flow....even one several hundreds of years old.  Since only having been there for just about two years, I didn't get to take it all in but here's a good start point if you want to learn/see more  http://www.icelandreview.com/ and some more beautiful pics at http://www.benoa.net/iceland/index.html

 

Hawaii 2004 - During the summer of 2004, I took my last trip as a Navy Contractor with the USS John C. Stennis Battle Group.  After an awesome trip to Anchorage and Seward, Alaska the battle group traveled down to the warmer waters of Oahu.  I departed from the Stennis and spent a few days on Oahu. 

 

My Military Days  - This is a compilation of photos including my active duty days and as a Navy contractor.

 

Petra - You might remember seeing this place in the movie Indian Jones.  Here's a website that contains some factual information:   http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Anthropology/Petra/

 

Unique Shots - All taken by me....except for that shot of the Golden Gate Bridge.