Ever since I was a young child,
I have been fascinated with photos and images.
There were the times in college when I liked
to bore my friends
with slide shows of my summer mountain climbing expeditions
to the Rocky Mountains
("SLIDES, SLIDES, SLIDES !!!").
Probably my favorite such trip
was the time I hitchhiked from Austin all the way
to the Grand Tetons in Wyoming
for 5 days of backpacking.
Nowadays I just do color prints
with my cheap aim-and-shoot Kodak.
I probably acquired hiking fever while I was still a
Boy Scout, but I didn't start doing serious
mountain hiking until
I was in college.
And there is no question that I definitely succumbed to the
John Denver
"Rocky Mountain High" fever that was prevalent in the
early 70's.
That Rocky Mountain euphoria had a big influence on my choice of
workplace locations
through the years
and, in turn, my career path as well.
Consequently, for me personally, his tragic 1997 death was a bit sad.
Through the years I was fortunate to
have had enough free time to ascend
to the top of 12 of the U.S. state
highpoints,
including
Mt.Whitney (the highest peak in the 48 contiguous
states),
12 of Colorado's 54 famous "Fourteeners" (peaks higher
than 14,000 feet),
and all the
25 highest
mountains in Japan.
I guess you might say I just really enjoy getting high !!
Some of that beautiful mountain scenery is shown below.
Pitamakan Pass,
Glacier National Park, Montana
Mt.
Kita-dake, elev. 3192m,
Japan's 2nd tallest
(Mt. Fuji in background)
Four Peaks, Arizona
(near Phoenix)
Mt.
Shiomi-dake,
Southern Japan Alps
Siyeh Pass,
Glacier National Park, Montana
This page was devoted to only mountains, but
if you have time to check out some more pictures,
there are over 400 additional images in the rest of the gallery.
To proceed on to the next page of photos,
just click on the NEXT
button below.
You will be able to sample the culture of both Japan and
Texas,
view a lot more mountains,
and are certain to see some rather interesting shots.
Hoo-wah !!!
Please Enjoy !
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