Autumn from Clingmans Dome: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, October 2007 (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Autumn in the Mountains: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, October 2007 (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Mommy and Emily in the Mountains: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, October 2007 We headed up to the mountains to enjoy the change in weather (finally!). Emily didn’t want to look at the camera. She seemed to be distracted by all the other people that were around us. (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Wearing Our Hard Hats: Hoover Dam, September 2001 Rachelle and I took the Hard Hat Tour, during which we got to wear hard hats and visit parts of the dam that were not shown on the regular tour. (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Turbines: Hoover Dam, September 2001 This is the room right above one of the power plants. The water enters the turbines in this room. (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Intake Towers: Hoover Dam, September 2001 (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Backside of the Hoover Dam: Hoover Dam, September 2001 Our first view of the Hoover Dam, showing the intake towers, the visitor center and parking garage, Lake Mead, as well as, the top of the dam. (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Embedded in Rock: Hoover Dam, September 2001 (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Sunset Crater: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, September 2001 (via Photos from Robby Edwards)

Lava Flowed: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, September 2001 (via Photos from Robby Edwards)