Falcon's Photos

Last Updated 04/20/2008

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Videos

Check out my selection of videos over at AOL Uncut Video. Videos include:
Traffic in Bangalore, India

Parade and fireworks from the 2007 Capitol Fourth celebration in Washington, D.C.

Short vids from our 2007 vacation in Europe, including the Vatican Museum, Ancient Rome, and Ancient Athens.

A short video of Warwick Castle in England, from our trip there in November 2007.

Travel Photos

Rocky Mountains

The Glacier - Waterton Collection - Updated!

2003 Tomhave vacation to Banff and Jasper

Yellowstone & Grand Tetons Collection

The Missouri River Falls Collection (incomplete)

April 2007 - CO - Hanna and I visited Crested Butte for Spring Break. It was closing weekend at the ski resort, but nonetheless we had a very good time. We highly recommend this venue if you ever want to get away while still having some benefits of a "big" style resort town without all the yuppie scum. :)

New England

Fall 2002 from Harrisburg, PA - driving tour of VT, NH, and ME - Hanna came to visit me over Fall break from Montana while I worked to pay the bills in Central PA.

October 2004 - ME - Over Columbus Day Weekend, Hanna and I took a quick trip to Maine to experience the wonderful Fall foliage.

June 2005 - RI/MA - Since Independence Air was still afloat, we took advantage of cheap fares to Boston for a 4-day weekend. Stops included the WaterFire celebration in Providence, RI; Walden Pond; Minuteman National Battlefield; and, Marblehead, MA.

West Coast

July 2004 - CA - Hanna's cousin Eli got married to a nice girl (Joy) from San Diego. The whole Cordes clan descended upon the area for the event.

July 2005 - CA - In what seems to be becoming an annual event, Hanna and I attended another wedding - this time for Hanna's sister Kelly to her beau Anatole. We then took off on our own to visit Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. If you're curious how much water is rushing down the river this time of year, check out this brief video.

August 2005 - WA - A company flew me to Seattle for a quick job interview. I took advantage of the trip to explore the area over the weekend, catching perhaps one of the nicest days one could ever imagine.

April 2008 - CA - I attended the RSA Conference 2008 in San Francisco, CA. Prior to getting to San Francisco, I headed down to San Jose to meet my new niece.

Southwest

Memorial Day wknd 2003 pics - Bryce Canyon N.P.

August 2004 - NM - For our "big vacation" of the year in 2004, we visited the wonderful state of New Mexico. Stops included Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Taos, White Sands N.M., and The Lodge at Cloudcroft.

September 2005 - NV/AZ - I attended the 2005 ISACA InfoSec Mgmt conference in Las Vegas. Hanna flew out with me a couple days early, so we drove across the Hoover Dam and made a brief visit to Grand Canyon N.P.

September 2006 - AZ - Having enjoyed our brief visit to the Grand Canyon in 2005, we made a return trip in 2006, also in conjunction with the ISACA InfoSec Mgmt conference. This time around we went into the Grand Canyon, flying in via helicopter, day hiking, and then flying out in the evening. In addition to these pictures, I also recorded a brief video clip during the helicopter flight into Havasupai Village.

Florida

August 2000 visit to Orlando, FL - The primary mission of the trip was a dolphin encounter at the newly-opened Discovery Cove.

January 2005 - Tampa - We visited Busch Gardens, plus made a quick trip to Orlando for Universal Studios and the Arabian Nights dinner theatre. The weather was cold and damp. The show was entertaining with live animals and decent food.

July 2006 - Orlando - On the spur of the moment, we booked a trip to Orlando over the July 4th weekend. Our main motivation was to see the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery for International Space Station mission STS-121. It was awesome! In addition to the full photo collection above, here's my specific STS-121 collection.

East Coast

July 2000 driving trip - We drove from Minneapolis to DC and back, stopping at venues like Fallingwater, The Andy Warhol Museum, The Mall in DC, Niagara Falls and Mackinac Island - including being on The Mall in Washington, D.C. for July 4th!

April 2004 - DC - Kelly and Anatole came to visit, so we joined them in DC for an afternoon.

Memorial Day wknd 2004 - A brief trip to Shenendoah N.P. with Hanna's parents.

June 2004 - NYC - Hanna and I visited NYC thanks to some cheap tickets from now-defunct Independence Air.

December 2004 - DC - Hanna and I decided to get a picture with the National Christmas Tree for our annual holiday cards and newsletter.

March 2005 - TN/NC - Suffering from cabin fever, we got out of town for a night, staying in Knoxville, TN, then driving back through the Great Smoky Mountains N.P. in Tennessee and North Carolina.

March 2005 - PA - Hanna's parents came to visit (Easter timeframe, I believe), so we got out of the apartment and visited Gettysburg.

March 2005 - DC - Continuing the visit from Hanna's parents, we took a couple quick night shots in front of the US Capitol.

April 2005 - DC - Cherry blossoms on The Mall.

April 2005 - MD/VA - More cabin fever setting in, Hanna and I drove out through Anapolis, MD, across the Chesepeake Bay Bridge, down the Eastern Shore, across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (one of 7 engineering wonders of the modern world), to Virginia Beach for the night.

May 2005 - PA - Wanderlust, perhaps? We took a quick weekend trip around to Philadelphia for the first time.

July 2005 - VA/PA - 2 sets of pictures. One quick set is from Hanna's participation in the districts Womens' 4.0 team tennis event in Newport News, VA. The second set is from my parents' visit, when we drove down the Virginia Beach, VA; Williamsburg, VA; Hershey, PA; and Philadelphia, PA.

September 2005 - NYC - Hanna and I met her parents in NYC to attend the US Open (of tennis) at Flushing Meadows. We also caught a couple Broadway musicals, including SPAMALOT! :)

October 2005 - NY - We took a quick Fall trip to the Catskills of NY to see the foliage. There were some nice colors, and we found the area generally relaxing.

March 2006 - NC - You might be detecting a pattern. First quarter of the year and we have cabin fever again. So, we drove to the Outer Banks, including visits to the Wright Brothers' Memorial and Wilmington, NC.

April 2006 - DC - Annual Cherry Blossom Festival time!

July 2006 - VA - After an extremely busy Spring, with both Hanna and me in grad school, we very much looked forward to this trip. Unfortunately, it mostly sucked. We spent one night (out of two purchased) at the Skyland Ranch in Shenendoah N.P. Shenendoah does not inspire us. We visited Luray Caverns and Jefferson's Monticello during the trip, and then headed home for some sleep.

March 2007 - DC - An early morning visit to the District for the 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival.

July 2007 - DC - Mom and Dad Tomhave came to visit us for Independence Day festivities in downtown Washington, D.C.

August/September 2007 - NYC - Hanna and I went up to NYC for the US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows. Hanna's parents flew out from Minnesota to join us. It was a good time!

April 2008 - DC - Time for our annual trip downtown to see the cherry blossoms.

Midwest

Fall 2000 - a few meager pictures from a driving trip on US-61 along the western shore of the Mississippi River.

Multiple Regions

June 2002 - "The Big Swing" - Approximately 5000 miles driven in 13 days, including stops in Moorhead, MN; Lakewood, CO; the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO; and Arches N.P. and Canyonlands N.P. in Utah.

International Travels

March 2006 - business trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia - I don't recommend ever visiting there - especially so if you're an American!

June 2007 - Bangalore India (business trip) - Myself and two others from my department were the first to make the trip to our offices in Bangalore. It was an exceptional experience and one I would recommend to anyone!

July/August 2007 - Italy & Greece - Hanna and I took a tour with Contiki to visit Rome, Sorrento, and Athens. The trip including Vatican City, Ancient Rome, Sorrento, Isle of Capri, Pompeii, Korinth, and the ancient sites of Athens, such as the Acropolis. 560 pictures in here, along with the videos, available on my AOL Uncut Video page.

November 2007 - England - Hanna and I visited friends we met on our Italy/Greece tour while touring London, Stonehenge, Avebury, and Warwick. It was an awesome trip and my best birthday ever. A brief video from Warwick Castle is alsoavailable on my AOL Uncut Video page.

Other Photos - Family, Friends, and Miscellaneous

Family

June 2000 - "The Haircut" - Hanna got a major haircut once upon a time. I, of course, photographed the event.

June 2000 - "60th Anniversary" - Pictures from when Grandma & Grandpa Tomhave celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary back in Minnesota.

December 2005 - Christmas - Pictures of our return home to Minnesota for Christmas with both sides of the family.

March 2006 - Investiture - My father, Dr. William K. Tomhave, was invested into an endowed chair at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN.

December 2006 - Christmas - Pictures from our annual trip to Minnesota for Weiers, Cordes, and Tomhave Christmas gatherings.

December 2007 - Christmas - Pictures from the annual Christmas trip to Minnesota. We stopped in to visit Grandma & Grandpa Tomhave in Austin first, then moved on to the Weiers, then up to the Tomhaves, and then back down to the Weiers for Kelly's baby shower. *whew!*

195? - 50th Anniversary - Pictures of the Tomhave family (nuclear and extended) from the 50th wedding anniversary of my great grandparents.

2008 - Hanna Grows a Baby! :)

Miscellaneous

General, Possibly Random Photos

Flower Photos (old now - I need a garden again!)

Pictures of our current apartment

Nov/Dec 2006 - Random Pictures - Fall across the street and Hanna in an evening gown.

Hanna's Albums

August 2006 Montana trip.

September 2006 Grand Canyon trip.

July/August 2007 Europe trip.

2007 US Open.

Christmas 2007.

Rocky Mountains The Glacier - Waterton Collection - Updated! 2003 Tomhave vacation to Banff and Jasper Yellowstone & Grand Tetons Collection The Missouri River Falls Collection (incomplete) April 2007 - CO - Hanna and I visited Crested Butte for Spring Break. It was closing weekend at the ski resort, but nonetheless we had a very good time. We highly recommend this venue if you ever want to get away while still having some benefits of a "big" style resort town without all the yuppie scum. :)	New England Fall 2002 from Harrisburg, PA - driving tour of VT, NH, and ME - Hanna came to visit me over Fall break from Montana while I worked to pay the bills in Central PA. October 2004 - ME - Over Columbus Day Weekend, Hanna and I took a quick trip to Maine to experience the wonderful Fall foliage. June 2005 - RI/MA - Since Independence Air was still afloat, we took advantage of cheap fares to Boston for a 4-day weekend. Stops included the WaterFire celebration in Providence, RI; Walden Pond; Minuteman National Battlefield; and, Marblehead, MA.	West Coast July 2004 - CA - Hanna's cousin Eli got married to a nice girl (Joy) from San Diego. The whole Cordes clan descended upon the area for the event. July 2005 - CA - In what seems to be becoming an annual event, Hanna and I attended another wedding - this time for Hanna's sister Kelly to her beau Anatole. We then took off on our own to visit Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. If you're curious how much water is rushing down the river this time of year, check out this brief video. August 2005 - WA - A company flew me to Seattle for a quick job interview. I took advantage of the trip to explore the area over the weekend, catching perhaps one of the nicest days one could ever imagine. April 2008 - CA - I attended the RSA Conference 2008 in San Francisco, CA. Prior to getting to San Francisco, I headed down to San Jose to meet my new niece.
Southwest Memorial Day wknd 2003 pics - Bryce Canyon N.P. August 2004 - NM - For our "big vacation" of the year in 2004, we visited the wonderful state of New Mexico. Stops included Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Taos, White Sands N.M., and The Lodge at Cloudcroft. September 2005 - NV/AZ - I attended the 2005 ISACA InfoSec Mgmt conference in Las Vegas. Hanna flew out with me a couple days early, so we drove across the Hoover Dam and made a brief visit to Grand Canyon N.P. September 2006 - AZ - Having enjoyed our brief visit to the Grand Canyon in 2005, we made a return trip in 2006, also in conjunction with the ISACA InfoSec Mgmt conference. This time around we went into the Grand Canyon, flying in via helicopter, day hiking, and then flying out in the evening. In addition to these pictures, I also recorded a brief video clip during the helicopter flight into Havasupai Village.	Florida August 2000 visit to Orlando, FL - The primary mission of the trip was a dolphin encounter at the newly-opened Discovery Cove. January 2005 - Tampa - We visited Busch Gardens, plus made a quick trip to Orlando for Universal Studios and the Arabian Nights dinner theatre. The weather was cold and damp. The show was entertaining with live animals and decent food. July 2006 - Orlando - On the spur of the moment, we booked a trip to Orlando over the July 4th weekend. Our main motivation was to see the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery for International Space Station mission STS-121. It was awesome! In addition to the full photo collection above, here's my specific STS-121 collection.	East Coast July 2000 driving trip - We drove from Minneapolis to DC and back, stopping at venues like Fallingwater, The Andy Warhol Museum, The Mall in DC, Niagara Falls and Mackinac Island - including being on The Mall in Washington, D.C. for July 4th! April 2004 - DC - Kelly and Anatole came to visit, so we joined them in DC for an afternoon. Memorial Day wknd 2004 - A brief trip to Shenendoah N.P. with Hanna's parents. June 2004 - NYC - Hanna and I visited NYC thanks to some cheap tickets from now-defunct Independence Air. December 2004 - DC - Hanna and I decided to get a picture with the National Christmas Tree for our annual holiday cards and newsletter. March 2005 - TN/NC - Suffering from cabin fever, we got out of town for a night, staying in Knoxville, TN, then driving back through the Great Smoky Mountains N.P. in Tennessee and North Carolina. March 2005 - PA - Hanna's parents came to visit (Easter timeframe, I believe), so we got out of the apartment and visited Gettysburg. March 2005 - DC - Continuing the visit from Hanna's parents, we took a couple quick night shots in front of the US Capitol. April 2005 - DC - Cherry blossoms on The Mall. April 2005 - MD/VA - More cabin fever setting in, Hanna and I drove out through Anapolis, MD, across the Chesepeake Bay Bridge, down the Eastern Shore, across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (one of 7 engineering wonders of the modern world), to Virginia Beach for the night. May 2005 - PA - Wanderlust, perhaps? We took a quick weekend trip around to Philadelphia for the first time. July 2005 - VA/PA - 2 sets of pictures. One quick set is from Hanna's participation in the districts Womens' 4.0 team tennis event in Newport News, VA. The second set is from my parents' visit, when we drove down the Virginia Beach, VA; Williamsburg, VA; Hershey, PA; and Philadelphia, PA. September 2005 - NYC - Hanna and I met her parents in NYC to attend the US Open (of tennis) at Flushing Meadows. We also caught a couple Broadway musicals, including SPAMALOT! :) October 2005 - NY - We took a quick Fall trip to the Catskills of NY to see the foliage. There were some nice colors, and we found the area generally relaxing. March 2006 - NC - You might be detecting a pattern. First quarter of the year and we have cabin fever again. So, we drove to the Outer Banks, including visits to the Wright Brothers' Memorial and Wilmington, NC. April 2006 - DC - Annual Cherry Blossom Festival time! July 2006 - VA - After an extremely busy Spring, with both Hanna and me in grad school, we very much looked forward to this trip. Unfortunately, it mostly sucked. We spent one night (out of two purchased) at the Skyland Ranch in Shenendoah N.P. Shenendoah does not inspire us. We visited Luray Caverns and Jefferson's Monticello during the trip, and then headed home for some sleep. March 2007 - DC - An early morning visit to the District for the 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival. July 2007 - DC - Mom and Dad Tomhave came to visit us for Independence Day festivities in downtown Washington, D.C. August/September 2007 - NYC - Hanna and I went up to NYC for the US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows. Hanna's parents flew out from Minnesota to join us. It was a good time! April 2008 - DC - Time for our annual trip downtown to see the cherry blossoms.
Midwest Fall 2000 - a few meager pictures from a driving trip on US-61 along the western shore of the Mississippi River.	Multiple Regions June 2002 - "The Big Swing" - Approximately 5000 miles driven in 13 days, including stops in Moorhead, MN; Lakewood, CO; the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO; and Arches N.P. and Canyonlands N.P. in Utah.	International Travels March 2006 - business trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia - I don't recommend ever visiting there - especially so if you're an American! June 2007 - Bangalore India (business trip) - Myself and two others from my department were the first to make the trip to our offices in Bangalore. It was an exceptional experience and one I would recommend to anyone! July/August 2007 - Italy & Greece - Hanna and I took a tour with Contiki to visit Rome, Sorrento, and Athens. The trip including Vatican City, Ancient Rome, Sorrento, Isle of Capri, Pompeii, Korinth, and the ancient sites of Athens, such as the Acropolis. 560 pictures in here, along with the videos, available on my AOL Uncut Video page. November 2007 - England - Hanna and I visited friends we met on our Italy/Greece tour while touring London, Stonehenge, Avebury, and Warwick. It was an awesome trip and my best birthday ever. A brief video from Warwick Castle is alsoavailable on my AOL Uncut Video page.

Family June 2000 - "The Haircut" - Hanna got a major haircut once upon a time. I, of course, photographed the event. June 2000 - "60th Anniversary" - Pictures from when Grandma & Grandpa Tomhave celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary back in Minnesota. December 2005 - Christmas - Pictures of our return home to Minnesota for Christmas with both sides of the family. March 2006 - Investiture - My father, Dr. William K. Tomhave, was invested into an endowed chair at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN. December 2006 - Christmas - Pictures from our annual trip to Minnesota for Weiers, Cordes, and Tomhave Christmas gatherings. December 2007 - Christmas - Pictures from the annual Christmas trip to Minnesota. We stopped in to visit Grandma & Grandpa Tomhave in Austin first, then moved on to the Weiers, then up to the Tomhaves, and then back down to the Weiers for Kelly's baby shower. whew! 195? - 50th Anniversary - Pictures of the Tomhave family (nuclear and extended) from the 50th wedding anniversary of my great grandparents. 2008 - Hanna Grows a Baby! :)	Miscellaneous General, Possibly Random Photos Flower Photos (old now - I need a garden again!) Pictures of our current apartment Nov/Dec 2006 - Random Pictures - Fall across the street and Hanna in an evening gown.
Hanna's Albums August 2006 Montana trip. September 2006 Grand Canyon trip. July/August 2007 Europe trip. 2007 US Open. Christmas 2007.