This page mainly contains photos from my major trips. But the first few links are to folders with links links to pages with family trips and other special topics.

I am an astronomer retired, with emeritus position, from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Click here for my NRAO home page.

The photo above is of me during my Greenland Sea Kayaking trip in 2001. See photo set below.

SPECIAL FOLDERS:

Photos primarily related to family includes mainly trips to Alberta to visit Joan's family and my sister, but often include photos of the Canadian Rockies and other places.

Photos of trails near Socorro gives information about local trails and other topics of local interest. UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

TRIP PHOTOS:

South Mineral Road, Highland Mary Lake, and Stony Pass in Sept. 2024.
Photos taken during a 5 day trip to Colorado near Silverton in Sept. 2024. I hiked the South Mineral Road above the campground, the trail to Highland Mary Lake, and drove the Stony Pass jeep road. The fall colors, especially in the Rio Grande headwaters region were wonderful.

Raft trip on the Lower Salmon River, July 2-8, 2024.
Yes, this is mostly the same trip as last year. It's a good option when you don't win any river lotteries.

Lower Salmon River raft trip in July 2023.

Hells Canyon raft trip in 2022.

Climb of Colorado's Mt Harvard (14420) during the July 4 weekend in 2021.

Backpack in the Gila Wilderness in April 2021.

Hells Canyon raft trip in 2017.

Rafting the Grande Ronde River in 2016.

Middle Fork of the Salmon raft trip 2013

Tatshenshini/Alsek raft trip in 2012.

Green River Canoeing in Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons, Oct. 2011.

Green River, Gates of Lodore, June 2010.

San Juan River Raft Trip in June 2009.

Grand Canyon Raft Trip 2008 photos

Photos from the May 2007 Intergalactic Jets Meeting in Girdwood Alaska and related activities including a sea kayak day trip in Blackstone Bay, Prince William Sound.

June 2007 rafting trips The Rio Chama and Rio Grande in New Mexico.

Running Desolation Canyon and the Lower Stikine In July and August of 2006, I rafted Desolation and Gray Canyons of the Green River in Utah and the Lower Stikine River in British Columbia.

Canoeing on the Thelon River in Canada's Northwest Territories and Nunavut in August 2004

Sierra backpacking:Backpacking in the Sierra Nevada in California in August 2003

Greenland sea kayaking: A few photos from my sea kayaking trip in Greenland during the summer of 2001. The above photo was taken on that trip.

Horton River: Canoeing the Horton River in the Northwest Territories in 1996.

Noatak River in Alaska: Canoeing the Noatak River in Alaska in 1989.

Coppermine River: Canoeing the Coppermine River in the Northwest Territories in 1987. This was my first arctic canoe trip and is the trip on which I met Kerry Luttrell. Kerry and I have done many trips together since - see most of the water-based trips above.

Denali in 1986: Climb of Denali with Dave Wunker and Bob Mutel.

Mt. Vancouver in 1975: First ascent of the Northeast Ridge of Mt. Vancouver in the St. Elias range, Yukon with people mainly from the MIT Outing Club.

Wind River Mountains in 1974: Backcountry climbing trip to the Cirque of the Towers in the Wind River Mountains, Wyoming, in 1974 with members of the MIT Outing Club.