Thank you everyone. I am happy Tom, that your recovery went smoothly. I had a few complications that kept life interesting to say the least. I was in the hospital 15 days before, during and after the operation. About every two weeks I had to go back in and have a needle inserted into my left ribs to drain about a half gallon of fluids off. This occurred 5 times. Right after the fifth episode, I woke to find myself drowning in my own fluids. An ambulance ride to the ER, an IV session of diuretics, I weighed 16 pounds less. Man I felt better.
My surgeon then went into the space between the ribs and lung with a camera and a bunch of caustic chemicals. The purpose was to fuse the two sides together. This prevented fluids to accumulate in this area. The recovery from this was more painful than the open heart surgery. I now feel that I am wearing armor plating on the left side of my ribs. I lost 45 pounds during this time. I am determend to keep it off. So far so good.
As a lot of you know, when you meet your mortality, an emotional roller coaster usually follows. To any of you, who may be enduring a similar experience, I would like to encourage you to keep faith in your body to recover. Life does get back to normal.

Thank you everyone. It is great to feel like getting out and about again.

After a summer of recovering from open heart surgery, I was finally able to take the boat out for a short cruise. It is a beautiful time of year here in the Pacific Northwest.

The tender is steading the seiner.

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Mount Baker in the spotlight.

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Semiahmoo and Mt Baker.

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Here is a short video that made it easy for even me to understand the new upgrades. https://photoserge.com/free-lesson/two_new_version_of_lightroom_classic_and_cc_whats_new?nid=20171019

Love your title and pictures. I named our yacht that we live on, Let Freedom Ring.

Love your title and pictures. I named our yacht that we live on, Let Freedom Ring.

A nice set of captivating pictures. I am especially taken by the third shot. I think, if you straightened the horizon and performed a slight crop, it would be a masterpiece.
By cropping a bit, you could raise the stump and sun a bit towards the upper RH corner. Please don't take offense, just my opinion.

A nice perspective of the Prince of Wales Hotel. I also like how she handled the white water esposures.

My! What a story must lie behind those enchanting eyes. Spectacular use of light.

Thanks for posting this. Amazing story. It is hard for this old man to go one day without a hot shower to get going. I find it hard to imagine what it must have been like in earlier centuries. I often reflect, on the stories of my pioneer ancestors heading West, with their covered wagons and handcarts.

Thank you. I was a park warden there in the early 60's right after I got out of high school. An inside connections got me the wonderful job. I patrolled mountain trails by horseback from my base in Cameron Lake. My only living uncle still owns a ranch just East of Waterton.
You should have had the boat captain let you fish for the lake trout, that hang out where the streams run into the lake.
Thanks again for bringing back the memories.

Wayne

As I live on a boat in the Pacific Northwest, I found this very interesting. The 20 rivers in Asian countries is very telling. We can all do more, but some cultures need to do a lot more to get a handle on this problem.

This scanner is sold. Thank you everyone.

Thank you all. I am glad that you enjoyed the pictures.

Here is a link to the major monuments etc. in Utah.

https://matadornetwork.com/trips/12-stunning-landscapes-youll-see-utah/

I thought it might be helpful to anyone planning a trip that way.