Borneo and Indonesia
48 photos
Africa 2023
195 photos
In July, 2023 I went to Rwanda for 10 days followed by another 10 day stint in the Serengeti. In Rwanda I traveled with the Rwanda Eco-tours group and in Tanzania with the Maasai Wanderings group....
Yosemite
33 photos
Up North
45 photos
These photos are in a solo photo exhibit at the UW Hospital east-side American Center in Madison, WI in May, 2023. They are almost all taken near our cabin near Hayward, WI.
Trekking in Nepal 2022
109 photos
In October, 2022 I went to Nepal for almost a month to join a World Expeditions trek to the Annapurna region. In addition to the almost 3 weeks on the trek, I also went for a side trip to Chitwan...
Louisiana cypress photo tour
34 photos
From November 14-19, 2022 I joined Chuck Haney's Louisiana cypress photography workshop. We began with a night at the scenic Oak Alley Plantation and then moved to Breaux Bridge where we photographed...
Monarchs in flight
17 photos
Frisco CO 2022
25 photos
Hawaii 2022
90 photos
In May of 2022 I went to Hawaii with Eric, Jodi and Michael to celebrate Michael's 10th birthday. We spent 4 days on the Big Island, staying at the Hilton Waikola Village on the Kona side of the...
Hawaii 1995
68 photos
In August of 1995 we went to Kauai with Lil's parents, her sister Viv and husband Ken, and cousin Janet and husband Cedric. We stayed in the northern part of the island near Princeville for a few...
Gimmelwald, Switzerland 2022
71 photos
After the World Rowing regatta I spent an additional 5 days in the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland staying in the wonderful tiny hamlet of Gimmelwald
Switzerland and Italy: Ernen and Varese 2022
71 photos
While waiting for the World Rowing regatta to begin in northern Italy, we hid out in the Italian side of the Alps to escape the heat wave. Stayed in the charming village of Ernen in Switzerland and...
World Rowing championship 2022
24 photos
From July 27-31, 2022 the under 19 World Rowing Championship was held at Varese, Italy in the shadow of the Italian Alps. My grandson Josh qualified to row in the JM4- boat (straight four man without...
Great horned owlets
19 photos
In April, 2022 a pair of great horned owls had a nest with 3 owlets in a tree just down the block from our house. This afforded many opportunities to get photos of the owlets and their parents.
Carnarvon Gorge 1991
17 photos
Aboriginal art
21 photos
This is a collection of rock art that we have seen on our travels. Most of it comes from Australian aborigines.
My favorites
57 photos
2020/21 at the island
44 photos
Andalucia, Spain 2001
49 photos
We visited Andalucia or southern Spain in 2001. I attended a meeting in Salamanca and then met Lil in Madrid after the meeting was over. We rented a car and drove to Toledo, Cordoba, Gradada, Rondo,...
New Zealand, 1992
71 photos
In January of 1992 we returned to the US after a year-long sabbatical in Australia. On the way back we took a two-week camping trip through New Zealand. We flew to Auckland and rented a car, drove to...
Czech Republic, 1996
68 photos
In August of 1996 Lil, we went to the Czech Republic for a week-long visit. The reason for the trip was a neuroscience meeting in the Prague Castle so we took the opportunity to go a week earlier to...
Island hopping in Greece, 1999
59 photos
In 1999 we flew to Athens for a two-week vacation, most of it island-hopping after three nights in Athens. We. spent time in Santorini, Ios, Naxos and Folegandros
Images of the Northwoods
42 photos
After retirement I joined Photo Midwest, the local photography club in Madison. A couple weeks ago I learned that they did not have an exhibit for the months of March-April, 2020 so I volunteered to...
Algonquin canoe trip, Oct. 1979
12 photos
We went on an extended backpacking canoe trip to Algonquin National Park in Ontario, Canada in Oct. of 1979 with our good friends Chris and Cobber. These photos are scanned images of Kodachrome...
Seattle and environs
112 photos
We flew to Seattle on July 23, 2019 for a 2 week trip. The first 2 nights we stayed with an old high school friend on Bainbreidge Island. Then we spent 3 nights at Mt. Rainier NP, staying at an...
Lil's 70th at the cabin
17 photos, 4 videos
In early July we went up to the cabin along with our kids, grandkids and Lil's sister to celebrate her 70th birthday. Since our cabin is way too small to accommodate such a crowd, we rented a cabin...
Badlands or bust
99 photos, 1 video
In June of 2019 we took a two-week road trip with Maple to drive the back roads to Rapid City, SD and back to Madison. The primary targets were the Badlands, Black Hills, Custer State Park, and...
Summer 2019 at the cabin
47 photos
Winter, 2019
17 photos, 3 videos
Patagonia
166 photos, 6 videos
In November, 2018 we took a 20 day trip to Patagonia, chiefly to hike in the famous mountains of southern Chile and Argentina. We visited Torres del Paine in Chile and El Calafate and El Chalten in...
St. Louis, Sept 2018
3 photos
At the cabin July and Aug. 2018
48 photos, 2 videos
We have not been able to get to the cabin all spring or summer until now. We discovered that our eagle pair had a young eaglet who fledged during our visit (I think). Highlights were attending the...
Lumberjack World Championships
14 photos, 5 videos
We attended the 59th annual Lumberjack World Championship in Hayward, WI in 2018. Fantastic to see in person with unbelievable athleticism and strength on display.
Pig roast in Escanaba
20 photos
On Bastille Day, 2018 my cousin Bob invited us up to Escanaba, MI for a Hawaiian style pig roast on his beach house.
Denmark and Sweden, June 2018
180 photos
For his 13 year old trip, Josh chose Copenhagen and Stockholm as cities to visit so we accompanied him there from June 21- July 2. We spent 4 nights in Copenhagen, 2 nights in Visby on the island of...
St Louis trip June, 2018
1 photo
Michael was in the hospital for surgery on June 6, 2018 so we went down to St Louis to help out.
Christina's graduation
30 photos
Christina graduated from Cornell University on May 26, 2018.
Ann Arbor, Geneva, Farmington, Short Hills, Boston
35 photos
In May 2018 we drove on a road trip to the East coast to attend Christina's graduation from Cornell University. Along the way we made stops in Ann Arbor, Geneva, NY, Farmington CT, Short Hills NJ and...
On the Santa Fe Trail
88 photos
In April, 2018 we took a road trip with Maple meandering slowly from Madison through Iowa, Oklahoma, a bit of Arkansas, Texas and New Mexico. We tried to visit interesting places and towns without...
Eric and Michael visit, March 2018
17 photos
Birkebeiner 2018
105 photos, 6 videos
We went to watch the famous cross country ski race from Cable to Hayward. WI on Feb. 24, 2018. The main race is the American Birkebeiner, 50 or 55 km (depending on whether you skate or classic ski)...
Christmas 2017
19 photos, 2 videos
Soccer
52 photos
State playoff game in boy's soccer with Madison West vs Madison East on Oct. 22, 2016. East won 1-0
Playoff game with Madison West vs
Janesville Craig on Oct. 19, 2017. West won 2-0
State playoff...
Fall, 2017
18 photos
Mom's 99th birthday
31 photos
According to Chinese tradition, a baby when born is 1 year old. Therefore, this is the 100th birthday which calls for a big celebration.
Xin and LeiLei's reception
12 photos
We had a reception to celebrate Xin and Lei Lei's wedding in Shanghai last July. Friends and colleagues from Madison and Appleton joined in the celebration
Summer, 2017 and St. Louis and Eclipse
21 photos
We drove down to St Louis to visit Eric and Jodi and the grandkids in early August and then a week later drove to MO to see the solar eclipse. Initially we were in an Airbnb near Kansas City but the...
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
56 photos
We visited Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia for 2 days at the end of June, 2017.
Exploring Western China
352 photos, 3 videos
Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-la, Litang, Yading, Chengdu.
From June 10-30, 2017 before leaving China , we wandered around western China, starting in Yunnan with Kunming, Dali and Lijiang. From...
Mei and Sarah in China
154 photos
Mei and Sarah came to China on May 17 for two weeks during which we spent time in Shanghai and environs, Xian, Pingyao, Datong (for Yungang grottoes and Hengshan) and Beijing.
Huangshan
61 photos
Huangshan (黃山) is one of the five sacred mountains of China and one of the most popular to visit. It's easy to see why it is so popular as the sights are amazing. It is actually not a single...
Qingdao
9 photos, 2 videos
Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang and Guilin
147 photos, 4 videos
Over spring break we took a one week vacation to Hunan and Guangxi to visit the spectacular national parks near Zhangjiajie, the old rivertown of Fenghuang and Guilin/Yangshuo.
Eric and the grandkids in China
53 photos, 2 videos
Eric, Josh and William arrived on March 18 for a whirlwind tour of China. We spent a few days in Shanghai (Suzhou, Qibao) and then flew to Xian for 2 days and then took the train to Beijing for 2...
Suzhou and the water towns
118 photos, 1 video
There are a number of small ancient water towns near Suzhou which are nice for weekend visits from Shanghai. They are interlaced with canals with houses and shops right on the water and a lively, and...
Yu Yuan Gardens in Shanghai
43 photos
Shanghai 2017- first impressions and beyond
204 photos, 2 videos
On January 24, 2017 we arrived in Shanghai for a stay of about 5 months. These are the early impressions from the first few weeks. And beyond
China - 1980
32 photos
We visited Shanghai, Qingdao and Beijing in 1980 as part of an international neuroscience meeting in Shanghai. We had just adopted Eric, age 2, so we had to bring him along. As you might guess, he...
Christmas 2016
8 photos
Thanksgiving dinners over the years in Madison
22 photos
The Yin clan usually gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving every year, rotating from house to house. The menu doesn't change much but the crowd is getting bigger.
FUS neighborhood circle
1 video
Every year our FUS Neighborhood circle group gets together for a potluck dinner and white elephant exchange.
Winter, 2016
19 photos
Trip to cabin, Oct 2016
2 photos
I inadvertantly forgot to bring my backpack on this trip, leaving my camera and computer at home. So there weren't many photo opps! We did have one interesting visitor to the island that i got some...
Mom's 98th birthday
5 photos
Linwood Springs Research Station
7 photos, 1 video
We visited the Linwood Springs Research Station in Stevens Point, WI with Tony and MaryAnn to observe the capture and banding of saw-whet owls during their fall migration. The resident great horned...
Pi-r-squared building
7 photos
This iconic round building (hence its common nickname) is apparently going to be torn down. The pictures capture the 3-4 month-long effort to level the building.
Aquaria
10 photos, 6 videos
This summer I had the good fortune of seeing two of the world's great aquaria: the New England Aquarium in Boston and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Door County, 2016
11 photos
At the cabin
39 photos
We went up to the cabin for two weeks in Aug. 2016. Highlights included a visit by Tony and MaryAnne, a trip up to Bayfield to see a show at the Big Top Chautauqua (two Irish bands: the High Kings...
Viv's visit, Aug. 5-12, 2016
20 photos
Monterey, CA 2016
24 photos
We attended CYTYC IX in Asilomar in July 28-31 and then explored the Monterey Bay area for a few days. Highlights were kayaking in the bay, a whale-watching trip and exploring Cannery Row.
Summer, 2016
15 photos
The grandkids were here for the week of June 25, 2016. Notable events included strawberry picking at Carandale, a trip to Devil's Lake and Old World Wisconsin, and the Spring Harbor 4th of July...
Uluru and Kata Tjuta
27 photos
Down Under 2016
104 photos
We joined Eric, Jodi and the grandkids for a trip Down Under, retracing much of a trip we took 25 years ago to the Great Barrier Reef and the Crocodylus hostel in the Daintree Rainforest. Unless...
China, 1980
21 photos
These slides were taken from our trip to China in 1980 with visits to Shanghai, Qingdao and Beijing.
January 2016 trip to cabin
8 photos
We went to the cabin from Jan. 14-19, 2016. For most of the time it was very cold, with lows at night around -20 deg F (wind chills in the -50 deg F range) and highs around -5 deg F. Beautiful...
Xmas, 2015
1 photo
November, 2015
20 photos
Some notable events: Our grandson Michael is with us for 12 days by himself without his parents or brothers, cousin Simone and Doug visit from CA, and of course Thanksgiving Day dinner which was at...
Yin Festschrift
1 photo
Former students and postdocs organized a Festschrift for Tom on the occasion of his impending retirement. Colleagues came from as far away as Australia and Belgium as well as Colorado, Rochester,...
Leatherberry Acres 2015
3 photos
Eric and Jodi and the grandkids came up for a weekend along with Jeff and Ming's family. We went to Leatherberry Acres near Baraboo for fall fun.
Trip to cabin, Sept. 2015
11 photos
Lunar eclipse
2 photos
On Sept. 27, 2015 there was a total lunar eclipse, the so-called super , blood moon because the moon is closest to the earth at this time of year and has a reddish hue during the eclipse.
Backpacking in the Tetons and Yellowstone
82 photos, 11 videos
From August 29 to Sept. 8, 2015 we backpacked and camped in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks. In the 5-day backpacking trip, we took the tram to the top and stayed at Middle Forks,...
Dude ranch 2015
24 photos
The 11th annual International Symposium on Auditory Processing met at the Rimrock Ranch in Cody, WY from Aug. 23-28, 2015
Madison, July 2015
17 photos
We had the 3 grandkids in Madison without their parents for the week of July 27, 2015. Lil's sister Vivian also joined us in Madison for the fun!
Dave and Pam at the cabin, July, 2015
29 photos, 2 videos
We went up to the cabin from July 15-22, 2015. Some old friends from our Ann Arbor days whom we had not seen since 1972 were on a road trip from their home in Arizona to Michigan and stopped by for a...
Art Fair on the Square 2015
7 photos
Elaine, one of Lil's freshman year dormmates in college at Univ. of Michigan, and her husband Frank visited the weekend of the Art Fair.
At the cabin, June, 2015
26 photos, 2 videos
We spent a week at the cabin from May 30 to June 6, the first trip of the year as we missed the opportunity to go during spring break because the ice was too thin. The eagles are back but they built...
CYT 2015
2 photos
Grace Wang organized a mini-reunion of the midwest component of the CYTYC clan met in St Louis on May 16-17, 2015.
winter, 2015
18 photos
Costa Rica, 2015
119 photos, 7 videos
We went to Costa Rica for 10 days in early January 2015, visiting San Jose, Puerto Jimenez, Sarapiqui and the national parks of Manuel Antonio and Corcovado. Unless specified otherwise, all pictures...
Fall, 2014 at the cabin
16 photos
Wisconsin Science Festival 2014
12 photos
The Neuroscience Training Program ran 4 different stations at the Festival held in the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery on "Exploring your brain"
Labor Day, 2014
20 photos, 1 video
We went up to the cabin for a week. Laura and Sarah joined us for a couple of days.
Summer, 2014 in Madison
10 photos
The three grandkids (Josh [9], William [6] and Michael [2]) came to spend a week in Madison. On Monday we took them to ride the Elroy-Sparta bike trail which included a 3/4 mile long tunnel. Good...
Rocky Mountain National Park, 2014
92 photos, 4 videos
From July 3-12 we (Lil, her sister Vivian and I) visited Rocky Mountain National Park, first staying in Fraser, CO for two days, then to Estes Park for 7 days and a final day in Nederland, CO. Eric...
Chasing eagles at the cabin
33 photos, 1 video
We went up to the cabin in March, 2014 and spent much of the time chasing the eagle pair who were often hanging around the nest.
Another trip to the cabin in May, 2014 when the weather was much...
Wild things on campus
13 photos, 1 video
No, I'm not talking about a fraternity houseparty. This spring a pair of foxes had a litter of 8 kits on campus. Their den is under the overhang of a building next to my office. See this video...
Cabin
12 photos
In Nov. 2013 we purchased a small island in northern WI near Hayward. There is a small rustic cabin on the island which in the winter is off the grid: no electricity, running water, WiFi, or cell...
Thanksgiving 2013
1 photo
We celebrated the holiday at Eric and Jodi's house in St Louis.
LiShin's visit to Madison
6 photos
Montreal/Quebec City, 2013
24 photos
In June, 2013 we went to Montreal where Tom received the inaugural William Hartman Medal from the Acoustical Society of America. We then also took the train to Quebec City for a few days. The old...
San Diego, 2013
25 photos
I went to the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego and took an afternoon off. Rented a bike and rode from downtown to the Cabrillo National Monument which overlooks the harbor and city
Sony RX100 tests
1 photo
Popo's 95th birthday
1 photo
We celebrated my mom's 95th birthday on Oct 19, 2013 at Jerry's house. A crab feast was had by all!
Aaron Rodgers and a Rally for Congo
5 photos
Aaron Rodgers came to the UW Memorial Union Terrace to help in the Rally for Congo on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. My daughter Laura was the official stage photographer!
Door County 2013
10 photos
We went with Eric and Jodi and family to Door County over Labor Day weekend. On the way back to Madison we stopped at Horicon Marsh to watch the birdlife.
Dude ranch/Yellowstone 2013
32 photos
Every other year or so the International Workshop on Auditory Processing meets on a dude ranch. In 2013 the 10th meeting was held on the Rimrock Ranch near Cody, WY.
CYTYC VIII: 2013
49 photos
The eighth CYTYC family reunion was held in Stowe, VT from Aug. 2-5, 2013.
La Piedra State Beach
10 photos
Dekorra, WI cabin
15 photos
In June, 2013 we rented a cabin on the Wisconsin River in Dekorra, WI
Maple
124 photos, 2 videos
On May 18, 2013 we brought home a golden retriever puppy which we named Maple. She was born on March 26, 2013.
St. Louis, March 2013
29 photos
Winter 2013
9 photos
Karl Tong Memorial Service
4 photos
On what would have been his 100th birthday, January 12, 2013, there was a memorial service at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, CA, for Lee Karl Tong (1/12/1913-11/7/2012).
Monterey and SFC, 2013
16 photos
Colorado, 2012
23 photos
Madison visit 9/15/12
10 photos
Eric and Jodi and the kids came back to Madison for the weekend
Laura's birthday, 2012
1 photo
We have often missed Laura's birthday as it falls into prime summer holiday time but this year we were all home.
Grandkids
35 photos, 1 video
For a number of years, I have made a calendar highlighting pictures of the grandkids. These pictures are ones that I collected as candidates for the calendars. Some made it onto the calendars and...
Florida 2012
54 photos
Spain, 2012
102 photos
Lil, Laura and I went on a two week road trip through northern Spain, starting in Madrid and then Salamanca and driving in a clockwise direction to end up in Barcelona and then back to Madrid in...
Astrophotography
25 photos
I thought I'd try taking some astronomical pictures using just the camera with a telephoto lens without the aid of a telescope to see what one could get.
The family
5 photos
Aug., 2008
North Cascades, 2011
29 photos
This was a backpacking trip to the Ross Lake area of the North Cascades, Washington in July, 2011
Ireland, 2011
58 photos
In March 2011 we went on a week-long trip to Ireland visiting the southwest coast: Cashel, Dingle and the Dingle Peninsula, St. Patty's day in Galway. The primary goals were folk music in pubs, Roman...
HongKong 2011
9 photos
Vermont, 2010
13 photos
We went to Vt to attend a wedding and went looking for some fall color. Unfortunately we were a week or two late and the weather didn't cooperate.
Birds
103 photos, 1 video
Japan 2009
101 photos, 1 video
These pictures were taken during a 10 day trip to Japan in July, 2009. We stopped in Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Takayama and Nikko.
CYTYC VI - 2008
3 photos
The 6th CYTYC reunion was held at Trout Lodge in Missouri from June 20-22, 2008
Kangaroo Island, 2007
19 photos
July, 2007
We spent a few days driving around Kangaroo Island near Adelaide, South Australia
Kimberley, Australia, 2007
31 photos
We went on a safari camping trip to the legendary Gibb River Road in the Kimberly region of Northern Territory, Australia in July 2007. This is one of the most remote areas in Australia and a...
Portugal, 2006
78 photos
Sept. 2006
A short one-week trip to Portugal: Lisbon, Sintra, Obidos, Alcobaca, Nazare, Coimbra, Nazare, and then back to Lisbon by way of Evora.
Southern Utah road trip, 2005
3 photos
In Sept., 2005 Laura and I took a road trip to visit the scenic parks in southern Utah and Arizona. We started out in Phoenix and stopped at Monument Valley, Natural Bridges, Moab, Dead Horse Point,...
Miscellaneous
24 photos
Yosemite
4 photos
These pictures were taken by Laura Yin
Norway, 2003
26 photos
June, 2003
Trip to Norway with Eric, Jodi and Laura. We flew to Oslo, took the famous train ride to Bergen, rented a car in Bergen and drove around Fjordland for a few days and then back to Oslo
Yellowstone/Grand Tetons
14 photos
These pictures were taken from several different trips to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons
Panoramic pics
48 photos
Old World Wisconsin
10 photos
Sept. 2009
geology museum red-tailed hawk's nest
20 photos
June 2010
A pair of red tailed hawks made a nest on a window ledge of the UW Geology Building and a pair of eyeasses hatched and left the nest. I followed them over the course of about 10 days before...
red tailed hawk chimney nest
20 photos
A pair of red-tailed hawks have been nesting in a tall (~15 story) chimney near our house since about 2004. In early June it is always fun to watch the young hawks learn to fly, in this case from...
Jabiru
3 photos
This jabiru was found on the Drysdale River on a trip along the Gibb River Road in the Kimberley of Northern Territories, Australia
Great Blue Heron
8 photos
Sandhill cranes
12 photos
International Crane Foundation
22 photos
These pictures were taken on visits to the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI in Oct. 2009 and August 2015