My Photo Gallery

I enjoy taking photographs, but I feel that calling myself a photographer, amateur or otherwise, would be a stretch. In fact I still have four year old undeveloped rolls of film lying about the house.

I have taken all of the photographs shown, except where noted.

Family

	This is the engagement photo that Stacy and I sent with our wedding announcements. The photo was taken in early February 1993 by Tom Hindley. The background is the mill wheel at the Colvin Run mill, a historic mill in Fairfax County, Virginia.
	17 September 1994. This picture was taken on the day of the blessing of our daughter Lauren. The people in the photograph are Stacy's parents, Steve and Onalee Wood, myself, Lauren, my wife Stacy, and my parents, Aartje and Robert Smith.
	September 1994. This is my mother and my daughter taking a nap. Lauren was about a month old at the time.

Civil War

I am interested in the history of the US Civil War, and living in Virginia provides me with opportunities to visit many of the sites involved in that war.

Antietam

Antietam Creek, which gently flows through the quiet countryside near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was the site of one of the most ferocious and bloody battles of the war.

	Antietam Creek.
	Burnsides' Bridge. The sycamore tree seen in the top left corner of the picture was a young tree at the time of the battle.
	Burnsides' Bridge, as seen from the location of the Confederate artillery emplacement.
	This is another view of Burnsides' bridge. The creek was shallow enough to be forded next to the point from which this photo was taken, yet no such effort was made. All attention was focused on claiming and crossing the bridge,

Thomas Jefferson

I am a great admirer of Thomas Jefferson. I particularly enjoy visiting Monticello, his beloved home near Charlottesville, Virginia.


	In this photograph you can see one of the guest quarters near the left side of the picture.

Idaho

I grew up in southern Idaho. I dearly love Idaho, and it will always remain my home.

	Alturas Lake is a mountain lake in the Sawtooth Mountains of central Idaho. I spent a lot of time here as I grew up, and it is probably my favorite place in the entire world.
	As you can see, the water in Alturas Lake is very clear. It is also quite cold.
	I was involved in scouting throughout my youth. The council in which I lived had a camp near Cape Horn, Idaho, called Camp Bradley. It was also called the Cape Horn Scout Reservation. I spent a great deal of time at Camp Bradley, both as a participant at the camp and also one year as camp staff.

Religion

I am an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormons.

Temples

Temple worship is an important part of life in the LDS church, and the church has temples throughout the world.

Salt Lake City, Utah.