The Eclectic Traveler: Alan Ritter's Home Page

<a name="top_of_page"></a> <center><table width=100%> <tr> <td width=20%> <CENTER><img src="./images/3dflagsdotcom_usa_2fawm.gif"> </CENTER> </td> <td width=60%> <CENTER> <H1> The Eclectic Traveler<BR> Alan Ritter's Home Page<br>...under construction...</h1> <br><h3>Last Updated 28 August 2007</H3></CENTER> </td> <td width=20%> <a href="http://www.darryl.com/vi.shtml"> <CENTER><IMG SRC="images/vipower.gif" ></CENTER> </a> </td> <tr> </table> <center><table width=100%> <tr> <td> <font size=+1> <i><center><a href="./mtritter.html">Mt. Ritter</a> </td> <td> <font size=+1> <i><center><a href="./molehill.htm">Highpointing</a> </td> <td> <font size=+1> <i><center><a href="./pwd/">Pinewood Derby</a> </td> <td> <font size=+1> <i><center><a href="#SCUBA">SCUBA</a> </td> <td> <font size=+1> <i><center><a href="#MISC">Miscellaneous</a> </td> <td> <font size=+1> <i><center><a href="fiero.htm">Fiero</a> </td> <td> <font size=+1> <i><center><a href="#email">Contact</a> </td> <tr> </table> </h5> <center><h2>Welcome, visitor number <ISML TYPE="counter" OPTION=graphic_odometer> to this page.</center><br><br> <a name="mt.ritter"></a> <CENTER><A HREF="bigmtrit.htm"><IMG SRC="images/ritter02.jpg" ></A> <BR> <center><a href="#top_of_page"><h5><i>Back to top</i></h5></a><center> <center><table cellpadding=10 width=90%> <tr bgcolor=#c0c0c0> <td> <P align=justify><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE = +1> There are several sections to this page, each dealing with a different facet of my varied interests. The photograph above, which, in an abstracted form, is used for the background on several of these pages, represents a <i>recently-fulfilled</i> goal of mine, namely climbing my eponymous peak in the eastern Sierra Nevada range in California. For more details about "my" mountain and an enlarged copy of the photo, click on the image. Click <a href=mtritter.html>here</a> to read more about the fourteen year, seven attempt oddessy which finally culminated in a successful ascent in July, 1999. </FONT></td> </tr> </table></center> <a name="highpoint"></a> <center><a href="#top_of_page"><h5><i>Back to top</i></h5></a><center> <center><table cellpadding=10 width=90%> <tr bgcolor=#c0c0c0> <td> <p align=justify><FONT SIZE=+1> Another long-term goal is to reach as many as possible of the geographic highpoints of the 50 states. The first link below shows a table of the highpoints with some information about each, plus links to photos and reports on reaching various ones. </font> </td> </tr> </table> <CENTER><font size=+1><i><A HREF="molehill.htm"><IMG SRC="./images/at_work4.gif"></center> <br><center>State Geographic Highpoints (under construction)</A></i></font></CENTER> <p><CENTER><A HREF="http://www.highpointers.org/"><img SRC="http://highpointers.org/webrings/highpointers-logo.gif" border=0 height=100 width=100><br> <font size=-1><i>Highpointers Club</i></a> Member Since 1998</font> <br><font size=-1> [ <a href="http://nav.webring.org/cgi-bin/navcgi?ring=highpointers;id=5;next">Next Member</a> |  <a href="http://nav.webring.org/cgi-bin/navcgi?ring=highpointers;list">List Members</a> ]</font> <br><font size=-2>Content on individual members' sites is not necessarily endorsed by the Highpointers Club.</font></center> <a name="SCUBA"></a> <p><table cellpadding=10 width=90%> <tr bgcolor=#c0c0c0> <td> <p align=justify><FONT SIZE=+1> In addition to heading "up", I also like to explore "down"...that is, under the sea. To date, I have logged in excess of 150 dives in the Caribbean Sea, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The photo below is from a trip to Saipan and Palau. Click on the shark for more photos and descriptions as they become available. </font> </td> </tr> </table> <center><a href="#top_of_page"><h5><i>Back to top</i></h5></a><center> <A HREF="scuba.htm"><CENTER><IMG SRC="./images/at_work4.gif" ></CENTER> <br><center><h2>Scuba Tales and Links (under construction)</h2></center><br> <CENTER><IMG SRC="images/shark4.jpg"></CENTER></A> <br><br> <a name="Fiero"></a> <table cellpadding=10 width=90%> <tr bgcolor=#c0c0c0> <td> <p align=justify><FONT SIZE=+1>When not under water, I can often be found under the hood...of my 1986 Fiero SE. Click on the Fiero logo below for more details. </font> </td> </tr> </table> <center><a href="#top_of_page"><h5><i>Back to top</i></h5></a><center> <A HREF="fiero.htm"><CENTER><IMG SRC="./images/at_work4.gif" ></CENTER> <br><center><h2>Fiero-related Info (under construction)</h2></center><br> <CENTER><IMG SRC="./images/fierored.gif"></CENTER></A> <br><br> <P> <hr width="75%"> <A HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=fiero&id=106&prev;"> <IMG SRC="http://www.v8archie.com/webring.gif" align="left" border="0" ALT="[ back ]"></A> <A HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=fiero&id=106&next"> <IMG SRC="http://www.v8archie.com/webring.gif" align="right" border="0" ALT="[ Next ]"></A> <BR> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=2> This <A HREF="http://www.v8archie.com/webring.htm">Pontiac Fiero WebRing</A> site is owned by <A HREF="mailto:alan.ritter@bausch.com">alan.ritter@bausch.com</A>.<BR> [ <A HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=fiero&id=106&next">Next Page</A> | <A HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=fiero&106&skip">Skip Next</A> | <A HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=fiero&id=106&next5">List Next 5</A> | <A HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=fiero&random">Random Link</A> ]<BR> Questions or comments, email the creator at: <A HREF="mailto:ufoinmi@aol.com">ufoinmi@aol.com</A><BR> </FONT></CENTER><P> <hr> <br><br> <p><table cellpadding=10 width=90%> <tr bgcolor=#c0c0c0> <td> <p align=justify><FONT SIZE=+1> In addition to mountain and SCUBA travel, I have been known to visit other locales for various reasons. Sometimes, even business trips provide opportunities, such as the day trip I made to Chamonix, France, during a business trip last fall to Geneva, Switzerland. This excursion provided an opportunity to see <a href=http://www.climber.org/Feature/touriste/>Mont Blanc</a> from a tourist's perspective, an incentive to go back someday and climb it. </font> </td> </tr> </table> <a name="MISC"></a> <p><table cellpadding=10 width=90%> <tr bgcolor=#c0c0c0> <td> <p align=justify><FONT SIZE=+1>Home base for all of these activities is just west of St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis is known for its variable weather...10° below zero in winter (-23° C), and upwards of 100° above in the summer (+38° C). Current conditions are reflected in the image below. Click on it for a detailed five-day forecast to see what sort of meterological fate is befalling me at the moment.</font> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/MO/Saint_Louis.html"> <center><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/banner/bigtemp/US/MO/Saint_Louis.gif" alt="Click for Saint Louis, Missouri Forecast" height=94 width=185 border=0></a> <P><font size=-1>Have you tried <A HREF="http://www.buzzez.co.uk/c/frame.htm" TARGET="_top">The Webring Companion</A>?</font></P> <a href="http://www.3dflags.com"><font size=-1>3D Animated Flags--By 3DFlags.com</a></font> <a name="email"></a> <p><center><a href="#top_of_page"><font size=-1><i>Back to top</i></font></a><center> <p align=center>Alan Ritter, <a href="mailto:alan.ritter@bausch.com"> alan.ritter@bausch.com</a></CENTER>