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One of the biggest things in my life is my becoming a Christian

• Hobbies
  • Dancing

    I've been dancing since 1988. I started out with Scandinavian dancing and then got into ballroom dancing. Some of the ballroom dances are:

  Fox Trot, Waltz, Rumba, Cha-Cha, East coast swing, West coast swing, Tango

  • Photography

    Although I've been interested in photography for many years, I wasn't until 1990 that I got into photography in a big way. In 1990 my sister asked me to shoot her wedding. I used that as the excuse I needed to buy a new camera (Nikon 8008). Since then I've taken a LOT of pictures. Some of my specialties are:

Lightning	Fireworks	Sunsets	Underwater
Beach	Aspen Trees	Balloons	Weddings
Auroras (Northern Lights)2001/03/30 2001/11/05

I've also taken a LOT of pictures during various vacations and trips:

1998 Israel / Greece

2000 Israel

2002 South Africa/Mozambique church mission trip

• snow skiing

  I started skiing at age 5. Growing up in New Mexico I learned to ski at Sandia Peak which is just outside of Albuquerque. I cut my teeth at Taos which is were I learned to ski the double black diamonds . At age 15 I joined the National Ski Patrol at Sandia Peak and was on the patrol for 15 years (until I moved to Colorado Springs). While skiing at Arapaho Basin in 1991 I fell and blew my ACL in my left knee. That has somewhat limited my skiing since then to the blue runs . But after 33 years of skiing I was ready for something that as a little easier on my knees.

• scuba diving

I started scuba diving back in 1989 when there was a family reunion in Bonaire. Since then I've been diving 3 times in the Bahamas, the most recent being June 1999. Eventually I hope to have some pictures here.

• Reading

I really enjoy reading. I prefer mysteries though read a lot of different types of books. Some of my favorite authors and books are shown below.

 

• bike riding

I bought my first bike about 15 years ago. It was a street bike and in 1989 I participated in the "Tour de Taos" which was a bike ride to raise money for MS. The ride was from Albuquerque, NM to Taos, NM (2 days). When I moved to Colorado Springs I purchased a mountain bike. There are many trails on which to ride.

• Sailing