2025 Sept High Prairie Alberta, Jacquie & JC wedding Sept 2025
2025 June South Africa June 2025
2024Sept26 Harry W Crosby overview, we watched the documentary from PBS, The Journeys of Harry Crosby
2024 Aug 09-11 D23 The Ultimate Disney Fan Event; Kris spends 3 days in Anaheim
Kris' history of attending biannual D23 Fan Event in Anaheim
2023Sept03 Koa catches 1st Frisbee just over 1 year old, Koa catches it! 11 sec video
2023 March UCSD, Matthews Campus, Geisel Library at 50 yrs
2012 IBM's computer Watson appears on Jeopardy!
2011 PBS NOVA Fabric of the Cosmos Brian Greene
Here's the developers write up on the History of the Great Park:
"Learn how a retired military base, with a rich agricultural history, began a whole new life as a great metropolitan space, Great Park."
Hanger 244 looks like the place to start. "Hangar 244, Open Thursdays & Fridays: Noon to 4 p.m.; Saturdays & Sundays: 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Free Admission
Great Park Hangar 244 is subject to closures due to private event rentals and/or larger city-wide events. For building closure status, please call 949-724-6599.
Ongoing Exhibitions - CLOSING MARINE CORPS AIR STATION EL TORO
In 1993, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro was designated for closing by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission and all of its activities were to be transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The station officially closed on July 2, 1999."
"Since 2002, the Legacy Project has documented the transformation of the former Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro into the Orange County Great Park. They have created more than 200,000 images and famously turned a giant jet hangar into the world’s largest camera and used it to take the world’s largest picture. These photos capture the Flying Bull insignia around the military base and its buildings.
A Guide to Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro is a documentary about the history of the region. This 9-minute archive will take you on a retrospective journey from the early days of the Irvine family's prodigious ranching and agricultural projects, to the coming of World War II and the subsequent arrival of Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro. The film screens every 20 minutes in the History Room hallway of Hangar 244. The Flying Bull In 1943 Walt Disney designed the El Toro Flying Bull logo for Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. Walt Disney Productions created approximately 1,200 designs during World War II for both American and Allied military units. In 1993, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was designated for closing by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission and all of its activities were to be transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The station officially closed on July 2, 1999. These photos, captured by the Legacy Project, document the Flying Bull insignia in various locations of MCAS El Toro.
Opening El Toro - Construction of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro began on August 3, 1942 on land previously owned by the Irvine Company. The runways and taxiways were completed by December 1, 1942 and all squadron hangars were complete by January 15, 1943. These photos, taken by Bob Blankman, a history archivist and member of the first unit stationed at El Toro, capture the building of the base.
Since 2002, the Legacy Project has documented the transformation of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro into the Orange County Great Park. They have created over 200,000 images and famously turned a giant jet hangar into the world's largest camera and used it to take the world's largest picture. This photography collection showcases 18 former MCAS El Toro buildings and sites, accompanied by a large-scale historic map of the base highlighting the coordinates and building numbers represented in each photo. The Legacy Project is comprised of artists Mark Chamberlain, Clayton Spada, Jacques Garnier, Robert Johnson, and Douglas McCulloh.
Life on the Base: MCAS El Toro The day to day for El Toro service members included the expected activities of life on a military base, however their free time and recreational activities were fun, diverse and similar to Great Park visitors today. The images on display, courtesy of the First American OC Historical Photo Archive and the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, capture life in the early days of MCAS El Toro. Originally exhibited in the 2023 Great Park Gallery exhibition Life on the Base: MCAS El Toro curated by Cynthia Castaneda."
Niki Warner just shared a pic of their adventure at Crater Lake, so that's our next destination - 12-14 Sept 2023, here's our map
After my 2023 summer
pier swims, we head to NM Bisti Badlands for the
2023 Annular Eclipse, 14 October 2023 which begins in Oregon at 9:13 a.m.
PDT and ends in Texas at 12:03 p.m. CDT.
Making Plans for October 2023 Annular Eclipse, NM BisbiBadlands
Ocean Knoll Canyon, Encinitas 1986 on
2023 March 18
CWG Computer Graphics World - fascinating free industry magazine covering movies, games and hardware https://californiathroughmylens.com/channel-islands-national-park/ Josh and California thru my Lens
Josh - Through my lens - 8 day Rd trip Alaska Great 2 hr video, thank you Josh!
2019 Vista High 50th Reunion pics from Gary T, August
2014 Nov07 Janet Douglas Beard passes
2014 KPBS British Landscapes Tour Aug2014 First pass at Microsoft OneNote docs
2014 Mid Jan to Mid Feb, New Zealand.This was our first test, spending a month in a rental camper van, to see if we could survive. We did and then we purchased our camper/van, named Vivian, a vehicle that has served us VERY WELL.
GreenRiceRecipe.txt. This was my grandmother, Selma Douglas, recipe that was a main stay for my parents entertaining nights. It can be prepared early in the day and cooked before guests arrive giving the house a really good, and distinctive, smell. It also freezes well, so cooking a large batch as this recipe creates is great. You can give guests some to take home ... or "we" can keep for ourselves for the next nights meals.
I really felt this one when I learned Annette had been in a coma for several years and her passing was simply the family deciding to take her off life-support. I have a different sort of MS, but it was too close to home for me. Confirmed my decision to retire and start taking care of my "bucket list" as soon as possible.
2012 IEEE celebrates 50th with graphic history computing 4000BC to 2012, nicely done graphics, chronological item list txt file
2011 June/July SDRM schedule for Del Mar Fair 2011, Kris is there June 29, 30, July1, 2, 3 afternoon
Large construction album of the dining room & deck Oct2008; Dining Room creation from old screened in porch.
Thanks to Glen and
Josh Tudor, article by Chris Ahrens, Coast News 17Sept2009
pdf
and his construction crew, along with his dad, Joe Tudor
before;
after
Stewarts get a new room. (thank you Glen) The Beard/Douglas/Stewart clan spent Veterans Day 2010 at Disneyland, celebrating Leigh's 18th birthday. The Flag Retreat ceremony that day was profound!
Disney Marching Band, Part1
Disney band, part 2
2009 Kris' swims summary
2008 Kris volunteers at Walt's Barns, Griffith Park June 15
Spr08 Chiricahua National Monument
Spr Break 2008 camping after visiting sister Jeannie in MesaAZ - she took us to
Goldfield GhostTown and Tortilla Flat. We also discovered
Yuma Crossing - fascinating National Heritage Area with great story of life on the Colorado River
when there was still water there, then Mesa AZ then camp Chiricahua National
Monument; visit Saguaro National Desert;
Tombstone AZ, and "the gun fight";
stay at Gila Bend Space Age Lodge,
, then Desert View Tower on the way back to home
2006 Dec 17 - Walt's Barn visit and Uncle Robert's home and first Disney Studio on Kingswell
2001 mypix SDSU graduation ceremony with ACM officers; Kris & Sailor Goofy Feb07; Dland and DCA 03Aug2006; Dwight Crum Pier to Pier 06Aug2006 w Janet; Mt Rose Hiway to Reno Airport 18Dec2005; Truckee breakfast nook; Goat Canyon Trestle hike with Mario 05Feb2001; panorama Jim Stewart veranda, Medicine Hat; Kris' 50th Bday [camp at Tehachapi Loop, ride PSRM Campo CA to Tecate MX; Dland w Glen.
2005 Spr Break 24Mar05-01Apr05 Turtle Bay Oahu Happy Birthday Janet, lots pics and tours - Opana radar site, Haleiwa, Da Hui, Waimea Bay, Nuuanu Pali, Bishop Museum, Waikiki & Diamond Head, The Royal Hawaiian, Dukes, surf Laniakea, Kahuku Shrimp farm, Pineapple Plantation Garden Tour, Barbers Point, surf Makaha, LualuaLei Naval, Laniakea Turtle haul out, Waimea Valley w peacocks, HMS Daealus & Capt George Vancouver incident, Waimea Falls, Jamesons's Halel'iwa Beach, King Kamehameha Statue - Honolulu & tour court house - Ali'iolani Hale, Aloha Tower & Ukelele store, Waikiki Natatorium, Makua and Kila fountain, Duke Paoa Kahanamoku statue, Kuhio Beach Park concert & show
Janet, NancyD & Turtle
2005 Jan Jan 05 Real Winter - we were snowed in at Truckee, got to stay
at Rock Creek Lodge with Chris Simpson on way back home
2004 Apr22
Kris and Glen at Disneyland & Ca Adventure
22apr04 (Earth Day) [Monorail in GGbridge, Kris and Stitch, ...]
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Dinner for 4
2003 Nov21
Santa Goofy&Kris, Toontown
2001 April
Kris&Bob LeBrun, Cafe Boogaloo,
2001 Dec
Tom English Pictures of Glen Stewart Surfing
Dec01 - big surf at Swamis!
1984-2021 Ocean Knoll Canyon & our Encinitas neighborhood- 1986 on
Glen Canada Home,
Shaun Tomson signs In Gods Hands video at Swamis Club meeting, Solana Beach
RdTrip 134 with Huell Howser (HH) to Encinitas 58min