Mongolia

Today flew into Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.  They have their own language which is Russian language based.

           The Plane.  Mongolia Airlines.  I guess i should have seen that coming

                   In airport.    they are so nice

                The outside of airport

              interesting building on way to hotel

              very colorful houses

               I just thought this was funny

                   just driving around

   this is a map of the city.  Guide said there are 2.4 million people in country and 1.2 million in this city

           interesting

                 The Standing Buddha

              a place to see the city

                this man had this eagle at the bottom of the steps

            the colorful building is the American School

               Corinna lets run these steps

                   The view of the city

         The view of the city

             The view of the city

              The National Flag                it has a Yin/Yang on it 

My Trip To China

Arrived in Beijing and it was very humid.   Met with tour guide and took taxi to hotel.  I was surprised at the traffic.  Not many bicycles or motorbikes.  Maybe it was the area we drove through.  When i come back next week i will see how it is.   Talked to tour guide told him i wanted to go to the Harley store.  He said he knows where it is and when I come back he will take me.  The internet was down in the hotel which is why this is a day late.  Tomorrow, 16th, I fly off to Mongolia.

               apartments in Beijing

            Traffic on other side

                  street corner    notice lack of motorbikes and bicycles

              from hotel window

                      from hotel window

               from hotel window

                       the covers placed over glasses in hotel   gee they must be sterilized 

                 I n Airport

Motorcycle Trip

After the Colorado trip off I went to San Francisco on a Motorcycle with my daughter and her husband.

                at the gas station in Santa Barbara

             On the road

            my jacket

             going thru San Francisco

              Heading to Golden Gate

           There it is

           Almost there

                            And across the bridge

                              WOW

                         In Oakland

Colorado Trip

I went on a car trip to Boulder Colorado in June.  While there it snowed.  So the pix of the snow are from June 2011.

                  this is Zion

                   the Virgin river

           this looked like a face

           in Bolder we hiked up to Flatiron #1  the trail took us across this rock slide   This is looking up

                         And this looking down

          this is a close up view of the Flatiron with Boulder in background

             the snow on the way home

            this is a rest area we stopped at.  i guess they couldn't come up with a name

     The view   the water is the Colorado River

              This is the area to stand and look at the view    As you can see a little flooded

                At the Coors Brewery.  Under the sign and drinking the same.  

            the beautiful sky

                     leaving Colorado