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 (43)
bimm3d
lovely place!! you are very lucky!! gorgeous photo!!!
timtripp
superb image!
aureagle
WoW!!! in beauty! Nature is definitely unbeatable!!!
casmindo
really pretty country nice shot!
Hendesse
What a fantastic view. Excellent POV.
carlx
Fantastic and peaceful vista!!!
annie5
Magnific landscape..I like it a lot! :)
Minda
sooo beautiful view and place..excellent shot sig..happy halloween..
starfire777
Fantastic photo!!! Looks like a place I would enjoy spending time there hiking.
flora-crassella
S C H Ö N !!!!!!!!!!! Wunderschöne Landschaft! Tolles Foto!!!!!
auntietk
What a stunning view! I hope you'll be posting more from Argentina!
renecyberdoc
this is beautiful brother,i have a couple of argentinian friends here i spain.very decent people.
rocserum
stunning landscape! RS
witch_1612
Wonderful Work!!
lucindawind
stunning landscape .. I could sit there forever excellent capture
Miska7
What a great view! Excellent capture.
durleybeachbum
I'm so glad you are such a globe-trotter!
MagikUnicorn
Wonderful spot
shadownet
Great capture! Looks like some of the places I have visited here in the States.
sandra46
BEAUTIFUL
junge1
The scenery is similar in many instances to what one can see in the Canadian and United States West, except it seemed empty. There wasn't anyone else on that lake besides myself. No boats of any kind, but apprently there were some vacation homes or cottages, not visible. The road through these parks was gravel with no traffic to speak of.
tennesseecowgirl
this is so pretty.. Have a Happy Halloween
bazza
Wow what a beautiful place. What no holiday homes littering the shore lines lol well its not like New Zealand lol here it seems to be have water plonk houses everywhere lol.. Nice capture, lovely best in full view...
flavia49
fantastic panorama!!!
Faemike55
Very beautiful shot of this lake!
orig_buggy
wow..this is fantastic!!!
NoelCan
Pretty..!
Richardphotos
prestigious capture Sig
psyoshida
What a beautiful place and a beautiful shot!
danapommet
Majestic composition and POV. Love how the light hits the snow topped peaks. Dana