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 (19)
Faemike55
I can imagine that the pass would be closed for quite some time
Wonderful capture Sig!
starship64
Beautiful shot!
miwi
Wonderful Foto,excellent captured,super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
blankfrancine
Awesome scenery and capture.Great light.
durleybeachbum
The water looks so clear!
virginiese
Oh ! It reminds me of Austria or Bavaria (Allgaü). Great capture !
ontar1
Beautiful view!
Richardphotos
I love Wyoming and Utah. beautiful landscape
drifterlee
Stunning scene!!!!!
Buffalo1
Where the rivers form! Super!
ArtistKimberly
Delightfully Wonderful Work,
MrsRatbag
So I'm thinking if this was August it was probably hot and quite dry? I get the feeling that it would feel a lot like Big Bear in California in summer...what a beautifully atmospheric capture!
flavia49
fabulous picture!!
CavalierLady
Beautiful shot! Stunning landscape and quite different from Colorado where I was raised. Nice to see the northern mtns.
densa
Sweet
jocko500
lovely
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend. God bless.
vis151
Nice picture! Rendo just started sending me notifications of uploads again. so I guess I will start commenting again.
auntietk
Gorgeous! I love the clear water. What a view!!