Today Cindy and I celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary. I had some photos to put up from May, 8, 1971 but they will have to wait for 51 and 52 etc. I took this shot at the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California just last month. It is perfect for today.

In those 50 years of marriage and together even longer, we put hundreds of thousands of miles riding side by side in a variety of cars from a 50 Chevy Deluxe Convertible, a 62 Tempest, 63 Karmaan Ghia, and 34 more to a MINI and a Subaru. We have crossed the country repeatedly, driven to Alaska, travel to Maine or Florida like it is next door and have driven in 49 states and all but one multiple times. We crossed Pittsburgh to buy a donut then the opposite direction for ice cream. We are now nearing 300 National Park Service units in the last few years. There is always something else to see, somewhere to experience a different part of the country, more ice cream and undiscovered restaurants. Planning for this year has taken us to Florida, California, Nevada & Arizona and are now scheduling stops in MN, WI, OH, MI, NY VT, NH, ME and back through Pittsburgh.

But what makes it special is who you travel with, who shares those journeys and dreams. How blessed I have been. We have a great family with extraordinary grandkids, good friends and find joy and gratitude every day. This is a glimpse not a book of the joy of having years together to experience the rich blessings of God.

When you travel with that one special person you see love in every mile, every turn and every mountain.