Shenandoah National Park - Thanksgiving Weekend Hike

Every year Donna, Liz and I hike in Virginia the day or two after Thanksgiving. This day we explored the Compton Gap Trail, about 10 miles south of the Front Royal entrance to Shenandoah National Park.

Donna in front of a beautiful rock formation and silver lichen. 

Liz in front of massive columnar jointing. A result of lava cooling millions of years ago. 

Donna and Liz in the exhilarating mountain top wind.

A rainy day in Brugge (Bruges)

grote markt (la grand-place)

girl finally gives in to posing for her father

michelangelo's pietà, church of our lady. it was the only sculpture taken out of italy during
the artist's lifetime and it was twice removed from  belgium due to war (1794 and 1944).

alex taking cover from the rain

Quimper, Bretagne

the odet river

woman and child next to saint corentin cathedral

sufi dancers

along the odet