Grew up in Nashville Tennessee

Cruised with friends in my 1965 Buick Special

First of many journeys to the Harpeth Narrows

Car camping at Montgomery Bell State Park

Summer trips to the Great Smokey Mountains

Joined the Navy to "see the world"

Boot camp at Orlando Florida in 1973

Bought my first camera at Great Lakes NTC Illinois

Went nuclear at Bainbridge NTC Maryland

Bet on the horses at Saratoga Springs New York

Toured the Adirondack Mountains

New construction at Newport News Shipyard

Explored history in Jamestown and Wiliamsburg

Slept under the stars on the Outer Banks

Rock climbed at Seneca Rocks, West Virginia

Plank owner aboard the USS Dwight D Eisenhower

Got my sea legs in the Caribbean

Watched outdoor movies at Guantanamo Bay

Still using the Leitz Tiltall I bought in St. Thomas

Spent the night at Cinnamon Bay Campground in St. John

Six month cruise in the Mediterranean

Walked the ancient streets of Pompeii

Spent many sunny days on the island of Capri

Toured the ancient Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi Greece

Visited Israel and the Holy Land

Honorably discharged in 1979

Sailed a schooner in the Chesapeake Bay

Lived in a sailboat at Gloucester Point, Virginia

Drove the entire Blue Ridge Parkway

Enjoyed a wonderful summer back home with my parents

Off to college at East Tennessee State University

Brotherhood at Sigma Nu Fraternity

Backpacked on the Appalachian Trail

Spent alot of time at Roan Mountain

Graduated in the class of 1984

Moved to Huntsville Alabama

Got a job on Redstone Arsenal blowin' stuff up

Got married to my college sweetheart

Blessed with a daughter and son

Soccer games and scouting

To be continued...

Reside in Huntsville Alabama