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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,
Sig..
Comments (34)
thevolunteer
I always say, Mother Nature is very strong. Don't mess with her. Great shot Sig. Aloha
bmac62
Says it all doesn't it? I like the way the park has build all of its buildings to look like bomb shelters in the vicinity of the main park hall.
flavia49
awesome!
flaviok
Excelente captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
Faemike55
The view from the plane showed it best, the trees laying out pointing away from the blast site! It reminded one person of the blast at Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as the Russian blast. Kiinda makes the hurricanes and tornados look puny when you compare them all.
RobyHermida
NICE.......
NoelCan
Very Nice..
jocko500
wow wonder what happen to this area now. wonderful shot
tennesseecowgirl
I remember all of that very well. All proof of the force and dangers and beauty of nature..
costapanos
Beautiful capture!
Minda
excellent capture sig!!
lior
A superb capture!!!!!!!
dbrv6
Great view
Dreamingbee
another wonderful shot .. great place
pops
It always amazes me what power mother nature has-great photo
auntietk
Amazing, isn't it? Your image shows the devestation quite clearly.
irakika
Very nice shot!
PIERRE25
Joli paysage, belle photo!
lyron
Cool shot!!
whaleman
This photo truly shows why Mount St. Helens was one of the few world events that qualifies for the description, cataclysmic.
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
qrud
A great place to walk.
Buffalo1
Looks like Mother Nature has taken care of some of the downed trees since my last visit about 15 years ago. Still these snapped are testament to the volcano's power!
emmecielle
Excellent capture! :)
flora-crassella
ein sehr interessantes Foto!!! Schön!
carlx
Awesome place and capture!!!
Cosme..D..Churruca
impressive capture.
bebert
very nice shot.
durleybeachbum
Amazing to see this!
shadownet
I was there in 2003 and was struck by how much devastation remained from the eruption.