In Processing Bataan Memorial Death March

It is Friday and time to pick Rick up at the airport. After collecting Rick, we head to White Sands Missile Range, NM, about an hour drive from El Paso, to pick up the registration packets for Sunday. The Missile Range is secluded and nestled at the base of two large mountain ranges with nothing […]

Mexican Dinner

Julio’s Cafe was established in Juarez, Mexico and we use to eat there in the early 70s when we went over to the Pronaf area. The restaurant had a terrace and the famous “Chinaco” Bar, where musical groups performed. They still have live musical performances in the El Paso restaurant. Nice Mexican music provided by […]

History of the Bataan Memorial Death March

No Mama, No Papa, No Uncle Sam The Bataan Memorial Death March is a challenging march through the high desert terrain of White Sands Missile Range, conducted in honor the the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Island during World War II, sacrificing their freedom, health and in many cases their lives In April […]

Registration and Records for the Bataan Memorial Death March

It all started out by Rick asking Steve if he would do the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Steve said sure, so he sent in his paper work and reserved airplane tickets for March to El Paso. Registration Includes: T-shirt, Dog tag, Certificate, Commemorative timing chip, Sports bag, […]

Remodeled kitchen and bathroom

Bill and Sue have lived in a lovely home for many, many years. They recently remodeled their kitchen, half bath and laundry room. They did a really nice job designing the layout of the cabinets, selecting the new counter tops, and creating a bright new kitchen. Half of the wall between the kitchen and den […]

Grand Canyon of the East

Letchworth State Park, renowned as the “Grand Canyon of the East,” is one of the most scenically magnificent areas in the eastern U.S. The Genesee River roars through the gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs–as high as 600 feet in some places–surrounded by lush forests. The Upper Falls, also called Vale of the Three […]

“Driving the Glen”

We arrived back at the Watkins Glen International raceway to “Drive the Glen” at 12:00. We followed the pace car down the front stretch into the Ninety, twist, climb and claw our way up through the esses and onto the back-stitch, braking as we hit the Inner Loop and navigated the Carousel turn, then dropped […]

Dinner

It was dinner time so we drove around Corning until we found Market Street Brewing Co. The food was good and we had some “different” drinks. After dinner, we did some shopping and picked up some wind spinners. Save

Odds and Ends

These are photos of taken at Corning during the demo, of Sue and Bill doing their glass projects and Steve playing around with a sphere and tools. Save

The Crystal City

We traveled to Corning, nicknamed “The Crystal City.” Corning is a small city with a big history linked to glassmaking and is the home of the Corning Museum of Glass. At the museum, we watched the Hot Glass Demo. A master glassmaker took a glowing gob of molten glass, on the end of a pipe […]