I took these shots during the weekend stay I had with Claudia, my good friend, from Houston two weeks prior to the arrival of Hurrican Ike. I went to Galveston twice that weekend and these are pictures before Ike hit. They may be some of the last we see of what it looked like before. What I understand is most of these places are now under water. I guess we'll all know the extent of the damage soon and it is supposed to travel north towards DFW and points east. I know we'll be getting wind and rain but nothing like those folks down South. Please say prayers for all of them.

I will be traveling again down to Galveston within the next week to take aftermath pictures of ones I have posted to this gallery as well as adding pics to this gallery from before the storm. I've been requested to go back down there and will have a pass to get into some areas but I will not be taking advantage of anyone's privacy or if it looks too dangerous. I hear there are areas that will be totally off limits where I had gone before. So, we will see how well I can do.