The Rathe Family

Dad’s 80th Birthday!

Richard — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:38:47 +0000

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

Diana — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:24:51 +0000

Desolation Wilderness Backpack Trip August, 2010. Mark, Fritz and Fred.

Mark — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:38:39 +0000

Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay from the top of Mr. Tallac The Crystal Range and Lake Gilmore from atop Mt. Tallac: Lake Gilmore, elevation 8400

Fritz and Mark at the entrance to Desolation Wilderness

Summer Vacation - Hiking and Biking

Richard — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:52:09 +0000

Photo Gallery

Done!

Diana — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:57:20 +0000

Class of 2010

Summer Storm Cycle

Richard — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:44:40 +0000

Here Comes the Next One

In the Thick of It!

The Silver Lining Afterward

Richard and Cathy Meet Doug in DC

Richard — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:50:23 +0000

One from my phone.

Three more from Doug…

Air and Space Museum

Richard — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:47:27 +0000

Here in Washington DC as a trailing spouse. Got down to the Mall yesterday and visited a few of my favorites.

The Air and Space Museum [gallery] did not disappoint. In keeping with the times they had a whole new section on unmanned drones (the Predator is much larger than I imagined) and Space Ship One (the first commercial craft that made it to space).

It’s Official!

Diana — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:42:42 +0000

Class of 2014

Bud Schell is 93 Years Young!

Richard — Sun, 02 May 2010 11:44:50 +0000

New York, New York

Bruce — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:01:15 +0000

Easter

Bruce — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:14:43 +0000

Palm Sunday in Naples

Richard — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:38:38 +0000

SOUTH AFRICA (by way of DC)

Diana — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:17:44 +0000

Note before going to S. Africa: Make sure you have ONE WHOLE PAGE free in your passport, or you’ll wind up spending an extra day getting pages stapled into it, as we did. But we enjoyed our off-season day in DC–walked around the White House and Washington Monument, and visited the Folk Art Museum and the terrific Phillips Collection, a little museum with wonderful stuff, such as the “Boating Party” and interesting Van Gogh and Impressionist paintings. Saw a traveling exhibit of Georgia O’Keefe’s abstracts and some of Stieglitz’s portraits of her–wonderful stuff, but no pix allowed.

At the White House

Canada Geese

Geese & Monument

Renoir

At Last

18.5 hours

Very long journey to get there, but what a place! Table Mt. forms the backdrop for the city, and the beautiful cape sweeps out below. The cloud bank up top is called–what else?–the table cloth. Doug was speaking at Design Indaba, a fascinating international conference, and we were pampered, to say the least. Lots of great food for thought as well as for tasting. One of the highlights was dinner at a local’s house, in our case an industrial designer and architect couple. Amazing food, a mix of countries and professions, and great conversation. We’re missing our Japanese friends in the photo below…

Table Mt. from Hotel Bar

Up We Go

Cape Town-Robben Island off Coast and New World Cup Stadium at End of Ridge

Blooming Up Top

Another Bloomer

Conference Interviews

Dinner Party-Partial Group

Winery Farewell Lunch

Martha Was a Speaker, Too

Road on Wildlife Reserve

Yeah, We Were Roughing It...

Saw a Journey of Giraffe

A Crash of Rhinos (7 here)

Lone Rhino Male

Springbok...Tasted Good!

Had a great farewell lunch at a winery and then drove our rental to a wildlife reserve for a VERY short stay (one night and one 4-hour safari)–all we could afford anyway! But we did see animals–hippos, giraffe, rhinos, springbok and other types of “bok.” No white lions or elephants, though….

Penguins Moved Here in 1983

Basking

Before we boarded for home, we took a quick drive down the cape to see the penguins. A perfect send-off. We hope to return soon!

Skiing this Winter

Mark — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:53:44 +0000

David Rathe

Simone and Friends over Carson Valley, Nevada from Heavenly Valley

Lake Tahoe from Heavenly Valley

Still Frozen

Bruce — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:11:57 +0000

Lower Wisconsin River looking west.

Upper Mississippi River looking NW.....

ARUBA

Diana — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:30:36 +0000

The Calm Side of the Island

Ruth on a Rock

Had a great trip with Ruth, who was down there for a medical conference. Strange place–one side of the island is packed with high-rise hotels and white powdery beaches, and the other side is empty lava-strewn desert with treacherous waves. About a fifth of the island is a national park. The people were incredibly friendly, and even the tourists were nice! It’s Dutch-owned, and many of the tourists were European. We snorkeled, hiked, and ate great food.

Our Chariot

North Side of Island

Wild Waves

Divi-Divi Tree

Small Natural Bridge

Hotel Denizen

Local Lizard

Butterfly Farm

It Finally Landed...

500+ Steps to the Top

Top of the Haystack at Dawn

Everglades Canoe Trip 2010

Richard — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:35:41 +0000

Check out the photo gallery and blog post from our most recent sojourn into the wilds of South Florida!

AFTER THE STORM(s)

Diana — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:32:57 +0000

Yes, we’re not used to storms much here in LA. Five inches of rain–oh my! But this time of year is magical. I never thought I’d live in LA, let alone love it here. But I do…just not in September.

After Storm #3

Just up the street is a wonderful spot to view LA to the south and north. Most people don’t realize LA is backed by snow-capped mountains for a brief period in the winter. The mountains behind Doug and Jeff, however, rarely have snow–very low elevation. I restrained my impulse to head for the hills. As expected, there was a major traffic jam of people trying to get to the snow…

Doug & Jeff on Kite Hill

Fern’s 80th Birthday

Richard — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:24:49 +0000

I’ve started a gallery of photos from the big day!