Brian Elroy McKinley's Scrapbook . . . O f f a m i l y a n d t r a v e l s

  • Family Photos - The faces we all adore!
  • Family Places - The places we all adore!
  • Travel Photos - The places we all go!
    • Family
  • Steve, me, Dean, Scott, and Mark on a mountain in 1975
  • Rusty, me, Scott, Mark, and Steve acting cool in 1973.
  • Lil, Joe, Gary, Donna, Carl, Nancy, Rusty, Jerry, June, and Scott in 1979.
  • A picture of my late Grandpa Jerry.
  • Jerry reclining with a beer.
  • Jerry and the still ornery Grandma June.
  • Grandma June flashing her pearly whites.
  • June and boat in 1979.
  • My Grandma Lil at the computer.
  • Lil working in her kitchen.
  • Lil with Carl in 1970.
  • Carl was Lil's second husband.
  • My brother Mark takes a snooze.
  • Mark makes a rather silly look.
  • Mark's family: Bettylee, Kristie, Mark, & Rusty.
  • A snapshot of Kristie's butt.
  • My sister-in-law, Elaine (Mark's first wife), who passed away.
  • Elaine with my Mom
  • Elaine in her wedding dress.
  • My Dad, Larry, and his chicken.
  • Dad by Sailerville Lake in Iowa.
  • Dad at home in 1963.
  • Dad next to a picture of Mark.
  • Mom and Dad in 1982.
  • Mom and Dad today.
  • My Mom, Rose, with her tea.
  • Mom as a brunette.
  • Mom as a blond again.
  • My sister, Marie, with red hair.
  • Marie in an earlier incarnation.
  • Marie and husband John as they are today.
  • Marie and John goofing off.
  • Marie and John show their butts.
  • This is me as a boy
  • Me before I grew my beard.
  • Me when I worked for a church (looking respectable).
  • Me now, with a little more hair.
  • How I look when I sing in concert.
  • Me, Mom, and Grandpa Jerry out fishing in Iowa.
  • And here I am tubing in the Rockies.
  • Aunt Donna reclining in chair.
  • Aunt Cindy, husband Jerry & family.
  • Aunt LuAnne laughs out loud.
  • Cousin Rusty Eaton with wife Nancy in 1979.
  • Cousin Scott Eaton at a party.

    • Family Places
  • June and Jerry's old house on Beaver Drive.
  • Same house in 1979.
  • A look inside at a crowded kitchen.
  • At my Grandmother's old house in 1979
  • A picture taken from the same place today
  • Here is my Grandmother's current house in Polk City, Iowa
  • The same house from the other side.
  • A picture of Mark's old house in Polk City
  • Mark's new house in Polk City.
  • And here is the back of Mark's house.
  • A still life from Mom and Dad's back yard.
  • Dad and Stevie John in the Folks' backyard.
  • Lightning over Colorado Springs.
  • Mark holding up Balancing Rock in Colorado Springs.
  • My former house in the snow.
  • My former house in the spring time.
  • Mom, Dad, and Marie in Julian, CA, in 1982.
  • Wilderness Ranch, where I worked in 1980-1982.
  • Us guides at Wilderness Ranch in 1983. Can you find me?

    • Travels
  • Ireland
  • This is Mark walking on a windy day in Galway.
  • What happens when the wind gets too strong.
  • Mark standing at the coast of Ireland with America beyond.
  • A view out the window in my old Belfast apartment.
  • A photo I took of graffiti in Belfast.
  • A post card from Belfast.

  • Switzerland
  • Mark on a train to Geneva.
  • A bad picture of me skiing in the Swiss Alps

  • Hungary
  • Mark standing on a busy Budapest street.
  • Me standing next to the Danube in Budapest.

  • Austria
  • Me with friends at a restaurant in Vienna.

  • France
  • A picture I took looking down from Le Tour Eiffel.

  • Mexico
  • Me snorkeling off the coast of Yucatan, Mexico.
  • What happens when too many fish like you.
  • What I'd rather be doing now.
  • Ah, the Life. Ovalados and Tecate at 30,000 feet over Popocatepetl.
  • A picture I took of a Mexican girl living in a squatter's camp.
  • That girl's camp is across the street from a mansion.

  • Thailand
  • On top of the highest temple in Bangkok
  • Riding a river boat on the Chao Phraya, the river that divides Bangkok.
  • Waterways and temples are the heart of Bangkok.
  • Living in luxury at a resort on the southern island of Phuket ("pookette").
  • The view of the Andaman Sea out "my window" at the Chedi.
  • The tropical rain as seen from the room's porch.
  • The Spirit House outside of the Chedi, as with all buildings.
  • Tam, the local beach merchant sings to a Japanese visitor.
  • Swimming in the warm water of the Andaman Sea.
  • Nala and company president, Patricia, confer in our "outdoor" conference room.
  • Nala plays in the water, the Chedi's white "cabins" are in the background.
  • In the water again as morning dawns over our island paradise.
  • Riding a motor bike through the towns and countryside.
  • A lonely stop sign in a rural Phuket rubber plantation.
  • These roadside rest areas are found all over Thailand.
  • A pile of peppers and dried fish in a local market.
  • Me with "Mama" at an outdoor cafe at Kamala Beach, Phuket.
  • Getting a Thai massage next to the cafe at Kamala Beach.

  • Argentina
  • Rush hour in Buenos Aires' main street.
  • Same street on May 25th - the National Independence Day.
  • The waterfalls at Puerto Iguazu, where The Mission was filmed.
  • The trail leading to the Iguazu water falls.
  • Getting closer to the falls.
  • Riding the boat out to the top of the falls.
  • Right on top of the most voluminus falls in the world.
  • Me doing my impression of the Jesuit who went over the falls.
  • Nala doing her impression on the same spot (different angle).
  • Nala finds great joy in the thunderous shadow of Cataratas Iguazu.
  • Me in heaven, soaked to the bone from the blinding mist of the falls.

  • Haiti
  • A quiet day during my visit to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

  • United States
  • A picture I took at the base of the Vietnam Veterans Wall in Washington D.C.
  • A picture I took of a plane landing over a Washington D.C. sunset.
  • Me hiking on Mt. San Jacinto in California in 1978.
  • A picture I took of sunrise at the Grand Canyon.
  • Nala looking over the Willamette river in Portland, Oregon.
  • Me squating next to the world's smallest state park, 24 inch in diameter "Mill Ends Park" in Portland.
  • Me posing on the beach in Seaside, Oregon, with the Pacific behind.

  • Colorado Travels
  • The first frost on the back of Pikes Peak
  • Two miles up Barr Trail on the east face of Pikes Peak.
  • Seven miles up the Cog Railroad on the east face of Pikes Peak.
  • Remains of a fence that once surrounded a pioneer's homestead.
  • Livestock stables at the Flying W Ranch.
  • A pioneer's gravesite outside of Cripple Creek.
  • Me at St. Elmo, a ghost town in the Collegiate Peaks.
  • Me and Ginger at Monarch Ski area in Colorado
  • My little car in the snow at The Garden of the Gods.
  • My little car and two French friends picnicking on the top of Hoosier Pass.
  • Me as a guide near Creede, Colorado. Guess who.
  • On another trip in the same area. I'm sitting in front.
  • Guiding a backpack trip in The Pike National Forest.

    • Trying My Hand at Art Photography
  • Her name is Mike.
  • She's standings in the old Ruins.
  • The Ruins of the old gold mill.
  • The gold mill on the edge of town.
  • Is it Che Guevara or just me?
    • Copyright © 1997 Brian Elroy McKinley