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2022 Our year in Pictures

USS Colorado Homecoming

February 13

In February we visited Groton, CT to meet USS Colorado homecoming from their extended deployment

Click on pictures in the grid for a larger view.

As part of our visit we got to tour many of the Submarine School training facilities

Indian Peaks Pictures - March 27

Rist Canyon Drive

April 9th

Rist Canyon Drive - With warmer weather on the way, on April 9th we took a drive through some scenic roads to Rist Canyon and the Horsetooth Reservoir

Paris

May 5 - 16

In May we visited Paris and Normandy for a photo workshop. We took many great pictures. For pictures and description of our trip visit:

Anniversary Dinner at Flagstaff House

USS Colorado Crew Visit

June 5 - 9

The USS Colorado Submarine Association was happy to host a visit by the Commanding Officer, his wife and four other crew members to Colorado for the first visit since 2019.

Trip to Pennsylvania & Porsche Parade

July 9 - 16

The Drive

I'm always intrigued by the sights and buildings along the way of our drive.

Over 1,000 cars and about 3,000 people were in attendance at the Kahalari Resort in the Poconos for this year's Porsche Parade.

Parade

Kalahari Resort

Drive to Scranton to visit family homestead

Trip to town of Jim Thorpe and train ride

Porsche Track Experience

Birmingham, Alabama

June 29 - 30

I had the opportunity to spend two days at the Porsche Track Experience course at the Barber Motorsports Course in Birmingham, Alabama.

Trip to Arizona

July 5 -10

On the Road

Stopped to visit the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest along old Route 66

With a quick trip to Mexico

Grand Loop Tour - Wyoming, Palisade, Durango

July 27 -30

Day 1 - Fort Collins to Palisade via Snowy River Range, Wyoming

Day 2 - Palisade to Durango with Stop at Gateway Auto Museum

The next day we took the narrow gage Durango to Silverton Railroad to the town of Silverton. After a short visit we took a bus back enjoying the fabulous mountain scenery.

USS Colorado Change of Command

August 5

Visit to Fort Trumbull and Fort Griswold

And lobster rolls at Abbot's Lobster in the Rough restaurant in Noank

RMR Club Race

September 17

Off road tour

October 2

Fall Colors Indian Peaks

Fall Colors, Indian Peaks

Visit to King Bay, St. Mary's Georgia and Northern Florida

November 2 - 7

We travelled to Southern Georgia to attend a submarine reunion and the annual WWII Submarine Memorial Ceremony held at the King's Bay Submarine Base

Saint Mary's, Georgia

On Sunday we drove to Saint Augustine for a short visit

We drove north from St. Augustine to Fernandina Beach along A1A with glimpses of the Atlantic Ocean along the way. A far cry from Colorado.

By the time we got to Fernandina Beach it was after dark

All In All, it was a great year

Credits:

photos by John Mackin

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