Ohio round 1, Morgan's

All of these images were taken by Morgan (grandad).

My little snow bunny. 

Smiles in Chicago.

Thirsty in Chicago (maybe a movie title like Sleepless in Seattle).

Grandad and Abby has similar personalities. 

Back in Dayton

War Horse

With "fairy" godmother

3 generations of pie makers in Hocking Hills

Aunt Donna, who does not like her photo taken, at Jack's Restaurant. (I could not believe how cheap the food was!)

 Abby VERY much wanted to make sure grandad got photos of the coyote and spider - so I went back through and added these. Here you are honey.

Abby designed this face (triangle eyes, triangle nose and a funny mouth). She had talked about it for like the entire month of October. 

Spiral Jetty and Salt Lake City

The Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson, 1970.

I have wanted to see the jetty since I was like 8.  I was able to visit the site as part of a trip during the Western Museum Association annual meeting in Salt Lake City.

The jetty was actually submerged for a number of years, but once again the lake level has dropped. I feel very lucky that I was able to get to this remote spot.

First I hiked up the hill to see the higher view.

Everyone ooh'd and awe'd over the dang horses! City people.

Then I descended and got up close and personal. 

I wasn't down there very long. I definitely could have camped out!

Salt,  at Salt lake. 

It was an extraordinary place. 

Back in the city...I enjoyed all the spoils! Including random art, like these lights that flashed patterns and pictures.

Salt Lake City has a good public transportation system, bike lanes, and a thriving downtown.

Recent development includes the City Creek center I think it's called.  They supposedly used old structured and built new, but it looks mostly new. It is a blend of retail and residential space. 

There is definitely some affluence, aka the Mormons!

I also enjoyed seeing other museums.

Haines

 Only in Alaska do you need reminders that you can's carry on ulus.

 To get to Haines I flew to Juneau, spent the night, then took the ferry. I love the ferry!  First time for me. I have never done the Kodiak to Homer trip because its 14 hours in the rolly Tusty with often 20 foot seas.  The, you are just in Homer, so....Anyway, the slow ferry to Haines is 4 hours. There is everything you need really. Art on the walls, cafeteria, movie room, gift ship, solarium deck, lounges...

 In the Hitchcock film Marnie, Sean Connery wakes up after there first intimate encounter on their honeymoon in the South Pacific and sees that Marnie is no tin bed next to him. He frantically runs around the ship, looking overboard, for her. He finally finds her face down in the pool.  He resuscitates her and inquires why she didn't jump overboard. Marnie replies, "The idea was to kill myself, not feed the damn fish."

 Lighthouse. Wouldn't that be a cool place to live, for a little while?!

 For a small town with a population of about 1,800 to 2,500, Haines is well set up. There are museums, a pool, library, restaurants, bars of course, well kept schools,  and fairgrounds, pictured later. I went to present at the Museums Alaska conference.

 The way this glowed at night reminded me of a Hitchcock film!

 Fort Seward and ruins of.

 New England?

 The entire Dalton City set from the movie White Fang is at the fairgrounds! The brewery in the grounds has a beer - Black Fang. There is also a pizza place and other business there. Also a nice community garden, close to town!

 Of course has to be delayed, so I spent an extra day in Juneau. Visited the Mendenhall glacier.