Satisfied

Door County, Wisconsin, Spring 1970. Dad enjoys the "getaway."

Hikers' Lunch

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. We're again headed to Bullhead Lake.

Something's missing.

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1968. I rarely saw Dad without his eyeglasses.

July Chill

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1968. Dad enjoys his time on the Tundra.

I'll wait in the car.

Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, July 1971. I found this trip exhausting. By the end of the month, I only wanted to focus on reading Arthur Hailey's Airport.

Mayflower II

Plymouth, Massachusetts, July 1963. We tour the ship during our visit to Plymouth Rock.

A Dad Joke

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1970. Dad's in a clowning mood. This photo always makes me laugh.

The Camera Bag

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. That's a heavy thing to carry during a long hike.

Babushka Weather

Wisconsin Dells, October 1965. Mom's dressed for the dankness of Witches Gulch.

Near Salamander Glacier

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1972. My Parents were happiest when we visited Glacier.

He finds a different spot along the river.

Utica, Illinois, October 1963. I imagine Dad instructing Mom about the camera settings.

A Clip from the Castle

Salzburg, Austria, July 1971. Mom shoots a few scenes of Dad and me touring the castle.

Dad, at the Fountain

Brookfield Zoo, 1965. I'm not very good with the Brownie camera, but Dad appreciates my effort as we stop near the fountain.

A Cloudy Sunday at the Zoo

Brookfield Zoo, June 1965. It's early afternoon, so Dad and I are headed home to eat the midday meal that my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, has prepared. I'm practicing photo taking with the old Brownie camera. Two years later, I will receive a new camera.

At His Happiest

 
Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1968. Dad loved to hike and take photographs. The trip was one of the vacations during which he grew a mustache.

Dad initiates a snowball fight ...

... while we explore Sperry Glacier:

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1970. We visited this spot several times.

Palace Tour

Schönbrunn Palace, Austria, July 1971. After Dad sets up a shot, we tour the palace. We visited Schönbrunn during our stay in Vienna.

This clip captures some of my Dad's body language and charming sense of humor. Tears welled up in my eyes when I first saw the end of the clip, in which Dad and I enter the palace.

A Quick Spin

Suburban Chicago, January 1963. Dad tries to interest me in Skeleton, but I don't like fast speeds.

Setting up the shot.

Glacier National Park, Montana, July 1970. Dad prepares to photograph the falls.

Vintage Dells, in Three Takes

Wisconsin Dells, October 1965. Mom and Dad take another trip to the Wisconsin. They enjoyed the boat tour of the Upper Dells.

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Wisconsin Dells, October 1965. The boat visited Witches Gulch, just like it does today.

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Wisconsin Dells, October 1965. Finally, the tour stopped at Stand Rock.