“Dear PoP,
My family went camping in the Poconos over the 4th of July — the fireworks scare our dog (and me!) so we try to be out of town for the occasion.
Anyway, here is a picture of my daughter and me in one of the drops of Hawks Falls in Hickory Run State Park. If found out about it through a web site called www.swimmingholes.info, which I am certain constitutes a rural contribution to the Beautiful Life.”
The Beautiful Life indeed!
“Dear PoP,
These photos were taken in Juneau, Alaska, in the Tongass National Forest, home to the Mendenhall Glacier! After taking some field samples of sitka spruce trees (Alaska’s state tree), we visited the glacier before heading out on a research vessel for whale watching and water sampling. Total geeked-out adventure :-) I also went to Skagway Alaska, Victoria British Columbia and Seattle on this trip. I was incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to go and I hope everyone is able to visit Alaska in their lifetimes!”
Thanks to Vaughn for sending this great shot with the terra cotta warriors in Xi’an, China.
For those that recognize the name Vaughn, it is indeed the same Vaughn of Vaughn and Amelia Boundary Stone Journey fame.
“Dear PoP,
I went to Turkey a week ago with 9 friends to celebrate a friends 30th birthday. We only made it to Istanbul, but it was AMAZING! Istanbul now ranks as my favorite city in the world. Here are a few Pop t-shirts travel the worlds pics, the first is in Sultanahmet, the old part of Istanbul (the European side), in front of the Blue Mosque. The second picture is from the Asia side of Istanbul. I think its the highest point in Istanbul and I’m overlooking the Bosphorus to the European side.”
If I get to go to half of the countries these t-shirts have been to, I’ll be a happy man. A reader sends this one from Dubrovnik, Croatia.
If you want a t-shirt you can win one or buy one at the next PoP happy hour Thursday, April 29th at Social.
and the building ain’t bad either.
This is from Schloss Nymphenburg in Munich, Germany.
Such a beautiful day so if you’re stuck inside here’s a chance to win a couple of PoP t-shirts. Firstly what is the name of the great chef (pictured above) from Oohhs & Aahhs on U St, NW. Same person can not win both t-shirts.
First person to guess where I took that above photo wins the second contest.
I’m loving these pictures from Argentina because they show both the front and back of the classic year 2 PoP t-shirts. Year 3 shirts will be available at the Apr. 29th PoP happy hour at Social.
This is one of my favorite features. I love when folks send in shots from new spots. She writes:
“Here are two photos from my recent trip to Zambia. Near Obama Street in Lusaka you can also find the Obama Sportsbar, the Obama Barbershop and other establishments named after President Obama.”
