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Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
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Comments (39)
GBCalls
Glad you managed time for the photos. Excellent
dragonmuse
Gorgeous shot.
Suncat1
Georgeous scenic view!
tallpindo
I like these really black mountains with snow caps. Montgomery Pass is one I don't think I know. Tonopah and Rhyolite, I recognize. Then I think this it Telescope Peak.
kgb224
Excellent capture.
lizzibell
Beautiful view...
jeroni
Beautiful colors and light
jocko500
good to do that some times. and this is a wonderful shot
MrsLubner
I like the rolling lane ahead... I envision myself trotting down on horseback. A good solid feel to this lovely view.
kimariehere
beautiful landscape composition!!!! wow almost 3000 miles in 8 days !!! impressive !!! thank you for sharing with us your beautiful trip captures!!!
fredster66
Beautiful.
Ionel
Superb view!!!
Fidelity2
Super. 5+!!!
felinx
Très belle vue :)
bluedarkmoon
Wow..., very gorgeous place fantastic shot
Richardphotos
I crossed a pass(hwy 266) farther south along the border and my brakes on a 98 Pontiac overheated on me several times, but of course I was driving well above the speed limit.astonishing view and capture Sig
MrsRatbag
Great capture of this wonderful scene!
RobyHermida
Beautiful capture and well done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Roby ;O)
ledwolorz
Beautiful view and fantastic photo.
SSoffia
EXCELLENT CAPTURE & BEAUTIFUL COLORS & VIEW :)
Hendesse
Excellent shot, what an impressive landscape. Superb!
Sylvia
~Beautiful & Evocative~ LOVE IT!!!
artaddict2
Wow that is some distance! Wonderful scene and information as always Sig!
mila_s
Nice!
tetsu-pino
Fantastic view!!! Excellent shot!!
JeffG7BRJ
I'm glad you stopped for this one Sig, I like the rock formations on the right, looks like an area I would like to explore. You certainly put some miles in, I once set of to Scotland and did 1,360 mile in a 36 hour round trip. A long story so I won't go into great detail,, we got to Edinburgh and it was the tattoo so nowhere to stay, got to Perth and it was the Highland Games, nowhere to stay, got to Inverness and there was several conferences on, so nowhere to stay. I then came home. Thats what comes of not planning I guess. Excellent capture here and thanks for making the trip, it's the only way I will get to see some of America. Bravo!!!!!
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful shot
katy555
Tres belle photo! Beautiful capture! Bravo!
flora-crassella
Deine Landschaftsfotos sind faszinierend!
virginiese Online Now!
oh ! I love the rocks on the right. Nice landscape and shot