In 2005 I visited Tom Galbraith, a fellow I hung around with a lot in 1972 in
Wiesbaden, Germany (I was in the Army; he was a civilian government employee).
This visit was the first time we had seen each other in about 32 years. At his
Colorado residence we looked at slides I had taken during our time in Germany.

It was Tom who introduced me to three things that mean a lot to me. In the order of their introduction they are:
1. The type of sleeping bag I still own (the Unimog, a hoodless style that was made by The North Face).
2. The Swiss Alps (backpacking at Kandersteg was cool); and
3. The woman whom I later married.

Thanks for everything, Tom! And thank you, Stanna, for taking this photo.
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