On September 28, 2021, I tore the Lisfranc ligament in my right foot. This chronicles the treatment of that tear.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Glacier National Park
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Marietta and Kirtland, Ohio, October 14-17, 2019
During the past few years as we've visited our son's family in Mount Airy, Maryland, we have taken small day trips (sometimes 3- or 4-day trips) to see places of historical significance.
This year we flew to Maryland on Tuesday, October 8.
In the interest of privacy, I won't show lots of photos of them and their small children, with whom we visited until through Sunday, October 13.
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
At the invitation of my daughter, we went with them to visit Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. The visit stretched from May 30 to June 1, 2019.
We actually traveled to West Yellowstone, Montana, on May 29.
I was outnumbered by female relatives:
Monday, November 5, 2018
Grand Canyon and Sedona, Arizona, October 29–November 2, 2018
On Monday, October 29, my wife, youngest daughter, and I drove to the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The park is on Mountain Standard Time (an hour earlier than Mountain Daylight Time of our home), which gave us feeling of having an extra hour to drive.
It was dark as we drove the winding roads of the final few miles to our lodging at the National Park. The next morning we went exploring.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
2018 Visits to Civil War Sites in Maryland and West Virginia
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Goblin Valley and Capitol Reef
Goblin Valley State Park, October 20, 2017
(For what it's worth, the movie Galaxy Quest was filmed here ...)Thursday, May 11, 2017
Visit to the National Mall, Washington, D.C., May 4-5, 1917
My wife and I decided to visit Washington's National Mall. Although I had heard of the Mall, I really wasn't expecting it to be so large. (Yes, I had visited Minneapolis' Mall of America in 1992—right after it opened and before we moved from Minnesota.) The National Mall is unlike anything I had experienced before.
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Visit to Palmyra, New York, May 1 - 3, 2017
While visiting our son in Mt. Airy, Maryland, we decided to take a short trip northward to upstate New York.
Friday, April 28, 2017
2017 Visit to Gettysburg National Military Park
Friday, April 4, 2014
Capitol Reef National Park, April 4, 2014
Friday, May 17, 2013
Germany Trip 2013
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
San Francisco, San Jose, and Monterey, California, August 23-30, 2010
Barbara and I decided to visit San Francisco for a few days, then travel to Monterey and visit our John, who was studying at the Defense Language Institute there.
On Monday, August 23, we flew via US Airways A319 to Phoenix, then an A320 to San Francisco. We took an airport shuttle to Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco's Japan Town.
The first night we found a Kinokuniya Bookstore (紀伊國屋書店).
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, July 23-24, 2009
Paris (Idaho) Tabernacle, July 23, 2009
As we drove through Paris, Idaho, we saw an interesting building, so we stopped and took some pictures:Sunday, September 16, 2007
Rhine Cruise 2007 via Manhattan
New York City, September 5, 2007
Our hotel (the Red Roof Inn) was across the street from the Empire State Building, so we walked to that building on our first evening in New York City.Barbara in the first-floor foyer of the Empire State Building |
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Our 2005 Visit to England, the Netherlands, and France
We visited Lakenheath, London, Bury St. Edmunds, Cambridge, and Bocking (Essex) in the UK. Then we took the Aerostar ("Chunnel") to the Continent and visited Amsterdam, the Hague, Versailles, and Paris.
RAF Lakenheath August 10
Our plane landed at London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, August 10, We managed to navigate the Metro across London, then took a train to Cambridge. While awaiting a train to Brandon, we took this photo of a taxi. (We briefly considered taking a cab to Lakenheath, but changed our minds.)We considered taking a taxi, but changed our mind. |
Thursday, October 28, 2004
October 2004 Hawaii Vacation
Exploring Honolulu, Friday, October 22
After continental breakfast on the 16th floor of theWaikiki Gateway, Barbara and I hopped a bus to the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.The Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor |
Saturday, September 1, 2001
July-August 2001 Japan Trip
On the way they stopped at a restaurant named Gyōza no Ōshō (餃子の王将), where Barbara and I had yakisoba. (It was delicious!) We met the father Masaaki, Yasuko his wife, daughter Emi, 17-year-old son Shō, and 14-year-old son Kei. The family was extremely gracious to us.
Suffering from jet lag, we went directly to sleep on futons in the living room.
Osaka Castle, Osaka Aquarium, and Okamachi, July 28
After breakfast, Yasuko drove us to Osaka Castle, the Osaka Aquarium, and to the Okamachi Branch.Masaaki and Yasuko Iwaki with Barbara and Weldon at Osaka Castle |
Tuesday, July 21, 1992
1992 Visit to Isle Royale National Park
Besides Bernie, my son John, and me, a second scout, Scott Cook came on the week-long trip. (More scouts had expected to go, but their vacations ended up in conflict.) The four of us had a good time.
Saturday, June 3, 1989
IBM Trip to Tokyo Software Evaluation Lab, May 1989
I stayed at Tokyo's Capitol Tokyu Hotel until May 16. During that time it was all work. On Saturday, May 13, I met Heisuke Wada (who with me had opened the Wakayama Branch in 1970). After we had some cheesecake at a restaurant, he left for the Narita Airport for an around-the-world business trip for Levis Japan. (His trip would take him to Las Vegas, Mississippi, and Stuttgart.)
On Sunday, May 14, I met Minoru Kamada. We went to Shibuya for lunch. It was good to see him again.
Barbara was tired and suffering from jet lag when she arrived on May 16. Thanks to our homework in finding maps and printed guides of Tokyo and Japan, she was able to make her way around Tokyo without getting lost while I worked at TSEL until the weekend.
On our first Saturday together (May 20), we took the Shinkansen to Kyoto and Nara.
In Nara and Kyoto we saw many beautiful Buddhist and Shinto temples. Here are a few photos:
Barbara and me at Southern Octagonal Hall of Kōfukuji (興福寺), Nara |
Friday, December 25, 1987
IBM Trip to Fujisawa, Japan, December 1987
On Saturday, December 12, Gary and I met Minoru Kamada (whom I first met in Wakayama in late 1970). In Tokyo, we visited the Ginza, the Akihabara electronics district, and Shibuya-ku. At the end of the day we took the Shinkansen back to Fujisawa.
My good friend Minoru Kamada (left) and me, in Tokyo, December 12, 1987 |
Friday, March 12, 1971
Japan, 1968-1971
Kobe, October 20, 1968–March 22, 1969
Looking south from the mission home elders' quarters in Kobe, Japan, October 21, 1968 |