 PEACE IN THE VALLEY—Oak Park resident Karen Wright finds tranquility among the dozens of rock cairns which hikers have placed on a trail plateau outside Sedona, Ariz. The popular vacation spot is perfect place to find balance in one’s life.  HEY BULLWINKLE—Ian Taras of Agoura Hills sent this photo of her family petting a friendly moose at the animal preserve in Whittier, Alaska. In the picture are Miriam Bental, Joyce Hart, Ruth and Ian Taras and their children, Danny and Madelynn.  FORWARD PASS—Tom, Sammy, Danny and Teddy Rettinger of Oak Park watch the action at the NFL’s Buffalo Bills training camp in Rochester, NY. Snow was not in the forecast for another week or so.  READY TO PLAY—The Agoura High School girls’ water polo team arrives at the Honolulu Airport to compete in the 38th annual Hawaiian Invitation. Donna Schmachtenberger of Agoura Hills sent the photo.  NATIVE CULTURE—Vincent and Dorothy Caimano of Oak Park read their favorite local paper, The Acorn, in front of a tribal house and totem pole in Ketchikan, Alaska.  WINDY CITY—Nancy, Larry and Bryan Green of Calabasas explore downtown Chicago on Segway Transporters. Behind them is Grant Park’s Buckingham Fountain.  A M E R I C A N HISTORY—Barbara Welch of Thousand Oaks stops by the scene of the massive battle of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.  FITTING TRIBUTE— Lavana O’Riley of Thousand Oaks admires the Lion Monument carved into the natural rock in Lucerne, Switzerland. The site was created in 1820 in memory of the Swiss heroes who died at the Tuileries in Paris in 1792. |
