Halloween 2011

Good food, costumes, games, movies, impersonations, new friends, art(pumpkin carving) and above all hanging out with some of the nicest people. Now that's called a Good Halloween!!

See below for my first shot at pumpkin carving. The inspiration came from above - Steve P Jobs!

Not bad eh...

The Great Smoky Mountains

Doing a hike in every season of the year has been part of my schedule in the last 5 years. This time it was destination SMOKIES. The east(north and south) coast of the United States has one the greatest expositions of colors ranging from the fresh green to crimson red and everything in between during every Fall Season. I have done a hike in the New England area in 2008 which was equally brilliant if not better and have been wanting to go to the Smokies ever since. The smokies alone has over 100 different species of trees spread over 813 sq. miles - a diversity which far exceeds the whole of Europe. The beauty of the place