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WIND RIVER Prokaryotic Biology

Now he looks like a friendly critter!
All sweet and cuddly.

Estes Park, Colorado

Trish, Krista, & Jeremy
Strolling through Estes Park.
HEY . . . I'm there, too.
Behind the camera

Ye Olde Paddle Wheel

Then drive about fifteen minutes out of town and the vistas are magnificent. Mountains, many snow-capped, even in June

Chipmunk
on top of
the world

A Stand of Trees

Small lakes dot the area with names like Lily Lake and Mary Lake. I have to wonder who these women are who are so special to have a lake named after them. I think Donna Lake or Lake Donna has a nice ring to it. Don

Lily Lake
nestled between the mountains

Donna & Trish
nestled between views of
LilyLake
We strolled around this mile round lake
talking talking talking

Lily Lake tucked between
Longs Peak
and
Twin Sisters Peaks

Bare Naked Tree
Silent Inhabitant of Lily Lake

Rather Noisy
Inhabitant of Lily Lake
He came right up to be photographed.
No shyness here.

What fun it was to see caribou, whole herds of them, walk right onto the grounds of the Aspen Lodge, Welcome to http://www.aspenlodge.net/ where we were guests. They are so big. I heard that there are bear in

Aspen Lodge
Trish and Uldis' Cabin
Dining Hall to the right

Aspen Lodge
Cabins

an overview of
Aspen Lodge

This was my deck and
where I watched the caribou.

And here are the caribou.
A small group tonight.
One night I saw a herd of about 12
right from my deck.

My best and very old friend, (She

Dr. David H. Figurski
Professor - Columbia University
talking about
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
or
A. actinomycetemcomitans
("Don't ask me. I haven't a clue.
I can't even pronounce it," said Donna.
"I just call it by its short name -- AA.")

Dr. Uldis Streips
Professor - University of Louisville
introducing David.
(He couldn't pronounce it either.)

David and a student
discussing her poster

David and a Professor friend
talking SCIENCE, of course.

I'm so proud of you, David.

In June of 2005, just five months after David

I met Trish many years ago when she worked in the Micro Biology Department at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. We have been best friends ever since. We even lived in San Diego at the same time . . . before she moved to Louisville to marry Uldis. Although Trish still lives in Louisville and we don

Trish
So . . .
What's so funny?

Best Friends
for a
LOT of years

Trish
Another View

Jeremy Burch ( Krista's Husband)
Trish, Krista, & Uldis
Krisjans (missing)
He was back at the ranch
watching the Soccer World Cup.

Krisjans Streips
A really cool guy!

It was great fun to spend five days with Trish, Uldis and their children, Krisjans and Krista and Krista

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