The Best Pictures 2002-2003

by Andy Olson and Brenda Suiter

Flowers in my front yard

This is one of the first pictures I took with my camera.

On the prowl

Taken at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, January 2003.

On the prowl 2

Taken at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, January 2003.

Head's up!

Prairie dogs at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, January 2003.

In battle

Cameron Olson (around 2 years old) hits the skins with ferocity. May 6, 2002, Seattle, Washington.

Arizona magic hour

Tucson, Arizona, January 2003

Archway in shadows

Lodge on the Desert, Tucson, Arizona, January 2003

Palm tree shadows

Lodge on the Desert, Tucson, Arizona, January 2003

Paraglider heaven

Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington.

Warthog nose

I've always been fascinated with the 50mm cannon on the nose of the A-10 "Warthog." This gun is famous for tearing apart tanks with its armor-piercing, uranium-depleted shells. Pima Air Museum, Tucson, Arizona, January 2003.

B-29 brilliance

This was the first time I'd seen a restored B-29 bomber. Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Arizona, January 2003.

X-15 records

The icons on the side of this B-52 represent the X-15 rocket test aircraft. Each icon represents a record that the X-15 performed with this airplane. The B-52 launches the X-15 from its wing. Pima Air Museum, Tuscon, Arizona, January 2003.

Kennedy's bird

This is the aircraft President Kennedy used because the new jet 707 Air Force One couldn't land on all runways. Pima Air Museum, Tucson, Arizona, January 2003.

Here's lookin' at ya

Head-on view of the famous SR-71 blackbird -- the world record speed holder, even though it was built in the 60s. Pima Air Museum, Tucson, Arizona, January 2003.

Winter road

Snoqualmie, Washington, Winter 2003.

Peak

Snoqualmie, Washington, Winter 2003.

Peak 2

Snoqualmie, Washington, Winter 2003.

Angus

My neighbor's dog

Rose in Richland

Richland, Washington, Summer, 2003.

US.S. Chowder Pot IV sign

Hartford, Connecticut, June 2002

Rotunda in Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island, June 2002.

Rotunda in Rhode Island (Interior)

Providence, Rhode Island, June 2002.

A piller of patriotism

Providence, Rhode Island, June 2002.

Iwa Jima Monument

Outside Hartford, Connecticut, June 2002.

Space age terminal

Detroit airport terminal, June 2002

Pointilistic 747

Detroit airport terminal, June 2002

Young gardener

Seattle, Washington, July 10, 2002

Young gardener 2

Seattle, Washington, July 10, 2002

Apparition

Mount Rainer from around Enumclaw, Washington, July 2002.

A river runs through it

Ohanapacosh, Washington, July 2002.

Jigsaw bark

Ohanapacosh, Washington, July 2002.

Rainier

Paradise, Mt. Rainier, July 2002.

Reflection lake

Near Paradise, Mt. Rainier, July 2002.

Rainier

Near Paradise, Mt. Rainier, July 2002.

Leaves

Ohanapacosh, Washington, July 2002.

Cliffs in Oregon

Overlooking Manzanita, Oregon, August 2002.

Cotton-candy clouds

Manzanita, Oregon, August 2002

Sun dog and owner

Manzanita, Oregon, August 2002

Rows of camels

Corsair II close-up at the Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon, August 2002.

Orange eye

Manzanita, Oregon, August 2002

Haystack Rock

Cannon Beach, Oregon, August 2002

Seal in Seaside

Seaside, Oregon, August 2002.

B-17 warm up

Boeing Flight Museum, Seattle, Washington, September 2002.

B-17 flyover

Boeing Flight Museum, Seattle, Washington, September 2002.

Grounded squadron

Boeing Flight Museum, Seattle, Washington, September 2002.

B-17 nose

Boeing Flight Museum, Seattle, Washington, September 2002.

B-17 engine

Boeing Flight Museum, Seattle, Washington, September 2002.

Rush in George

Pre-show, George, Washington, September 2002.

Neil Peart's kit

Pre-show, George, Washington, September 2002.

Geddy in the limelight

George, Washington, September 2002.

Alex and Geddy acoustic

George, Washington, September 2002.

Hands of fire

Portand, Oregon, September 2002.

New Orleans facade

Taken the day after Tropical Storm Isabelle roared through the city. New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2002.

Crossroads

New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2002.

Bourbon sign

New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2002.

N'Awlins Cat

New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2002.

Cain Lake 1

Alger, Washington, November 2002

Cain Lake 2

Alger, Washington, November 2002