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Standing near Indian Writings Camp at Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico (1998):

My father and I enjoy a cold Pepsi (what we're drinking out of is called a Stein -- pronounced "Sh-tine" -- a German word literally meaning 'stone') (1998):

I am standing here on a bridge in Minneapolis with my father and my German exchange-sister Susi (1998):

Standing near Union Station in St. Louis (1998):

This is me after the WIAA State Meet in Wisconsin Rapids, from right to left-- my grandfather, my grandmother, myself and my father (1998):