Jay's Journey

At my brother Jay's request his ashes were spread in Lake City, Colorado.  The Lake Fork of the Gunnison River, into which his ashes were scattered, is pictured above.  The stream flows north from Lake City until it meets the Gunnison River at the Blue Mesa Reservoir just west of Gunnison.

The Gunnison River flows westward, passing through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, until it meets the Colorado River at Grand Junction, Colorado.  Here is a map of the Gunnison River:

From Grand Junction, the Colorado River flows southwest past Moab, Utah until it forms Lake Powell in southern Utah.  From there it continues southwest until it forms Lake Mead near Las Vegas, Nevada.  From Lake Mead the Colorado flows south, eventually forming Lake Havasu, Arizona.  (Lake Havasu City, Arizona is where the famous London Bridge was relocated as a tourist attraction.  But that bridge does not span the Colorado River).  The flow of the Colorado continues south, passing Yuma, Arizona until it eventually empties into the Gulf of California.  Here is a map of the Colorado River:

A fitting route for Jay's final journey.

National Cathedral

On our way back from Annapolis on July 4, John Holleman and I stopped in Washington, D.C. and explored the National Cathedral.

U.S. Naval Academy

While our wives went museum hopping on July 4, John Holleman and I drove over to Annapolis, MD to see the U.S. Naval Academy. Since John and I are both college sports junkies, it was mandatory that we explore the football stadium and baseball field.

Marine Memorial

I woke up early on the morning of July 4 and walked from our hotel over to the Marine Corps War Memorial (also called the Iwo Jima Memorial), which is dedicated to all personnel of the United States Marine Corps who have died in defense of our country since 1775. The design of the massive structure was based on the famous photo taken during the World War II battle of Iwo Jima by photographer Joe Rosenthal. Three of those depicted raising the flag were killed on Iwo Jima during later stages of the battle.

U..S. Capitol

On July 3 Beverly and I visited The Mall in Washington, D.C., and I was able to take some photos of the U.S. Capitol.

Mount Vernon

During the July 4 holiday weekend Beverly and I traveled to Virginia for the July 2 wedding of Spencer Holleman, who is the son of our friends John and Beverly Holleman. On the day of the wedding Beverly and I toured George Washington's home at Mount Vernon.

Lon Morris College Graduation

On May 7 Cody graduated from Lon Morris College. The gold tassel indicates that he is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society for two-year colleges. The white cord indicates that he is a Service Learning graduate. It's not indicated as part of his academic regalia, but he was named to "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities." Beverly's sisters Cindy (left) and Janis (right) attended the ceremony. Following the ceremony, Cody's brother Stephen and his wife Meghan hosted a party at their home in nearby Tyler. The bottom picture shows Cody's brother Hardy visiting with Beverly at the party.

Cody's next stop is The University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, where he will continue his studies in Religion.