Telluride, Colorado

Fall in Telluride

Mesa Verde National Park

Background: Spruce Tree House

Cliff Palace

Cliff dwellings -Mesa Verde, Colorado (World Heritage Site)

The ancestral Pueblo people made it their home for over 700 years from A.D.600 to A.D. 1300. Mesa Verde (Green Table) is located in Montezoma County, Colorado, USA. The cliff dwellings structures are thought to be the largest dwellings in North America.

Guided tours are available for visitors to the park.

Halloween

Carving pumpkin for the Halloween

Dutch Village in the City of Holland, Michigan

Windmill

Miniature Netherlands Village in Holland, Michigan

"A Little Bit of History"

The City of Holland, was founded in 1847 by Dutch immigrants.

Holland is a city in the southwestern part of Ottawa County, Michigan, USA. Approximately 30 miles southwest of Grand Rapids.

Holland is home to the world's largest "PICKLE" factory the H. J. Heinz Company since 1897.

The Dutch Village was made by the early settlers. Each May, Holland hold a Tulip Festival.

Ruidoso, New Mexico

MY HORSEBACK ADVENTURE

Guided trail horse ride at Grindstone Stables in New Mexico. Ruidoso offers an array of outdoor activities but I preferred the horse ride. Novice riders like me chose the 1-hour ride through the New Mexico mountains. My horse name was Chango. It was scary but glad I did it.

Ruidoso is a mountain resort town in New Mexico. It is a resort community because of the regions alpine scenery. It is nestled in the Sacramento Mountains in the Lincoln National Forest.

Dubai Museum

Dubai Museum, Bur Dubai. Replica of the ferry boats used for
transporting passengers across Dubai's river creek.

Boracay

Bear Creek in Ouray, Colorado

Downton Ouray

Autumn in Bear Creek trail in Ouray, Colorado. Am wearing a Russian cap.

Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns natural entrance

Entrance to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. One of the world's largest caves with underground chamber. Stalactites, stalagmites, and variety of other formations decorated Carlsbad Cavern.

I joined the guided tour. We started the tour by hiking into the interior rooms from the cave entrance. I rented an audio head set at the visitors center, this provides information cave history. To exit, we took the elevator ride from the center of the public cave area.

"A little bit of History..."

Carlsbad Caverns is one of over 300 limestone caves in a fossil reef laid down by an inland
sea 250 to 280 million years ago.
In 1850, New Mexico Territory was created, and Eddy, New Mexico, the future Carlsbad, was established in 1888 and New Mexico became a state in 1912.

Perdita & Company

My first snow experience...with my doggie friends Perdita, Maggie (York Terrier) and the wolf breed dogs.

Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

Lee on top of the hill standing next to an old watchtower which is the icon of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates in the northern most emirate.

Harvard University, Boston

Statue of John Harvard at Boston, Massachussetts

Cliff live concert in Manila

My favorite idol British singer Cliff Richard finally performed in Araneta Coliseum Feb. 13, 2007