Vacation / Travel

[ArdentVol]

I enjoy reading your memories of Cumberland Mt. State Park & your Dad. So many fun picnics, swimming (before the pool) in Byrd Lake, hiking the trails, etc. So, I'll attach another photo (winter scene from 2022).

I had never been swimming in a lake prior to The Park. First place to have dived off the high board and I loved the basketball games in the water.

Dad must have approved of Byrd Lake. He was a microbiologist and took part in the protection and poisoning of fresh water supplies while working at Fort Detrick in the Cold War

 

[VolNExile]

...Dad must have approved of Byrd Lake. He was a microbiologist and took part in the protection and poisoning of fresh water supplies while working at Fort Detrick in the Cold War

That had to make for an interesting job description!

 

[Tin Man]

I had never been swimming in a lake prior to The Park. First place to have dived off the high board and I loved the basketball games in the water.

Dad must have approved of Byrd Lake. He was a microbiologist and took part in the protection and poisoning of fresh water supplies while working at Fort Detrick in the Cold War

Reminded me of this scene

 

[ArdentVol]

Reminded me of this scene

one of my favorite flix

 

[volwindy]

I had never been swimming in a lake prior to The Park. First place to have dived off the high board and I loved the basketball games in the water.

Dad must have approved of Byrd Lake. He was a microbiologist and took part in the protection and poisoning of fresh water supplies while working at Fort Detrick in the Cold War

My first high diving too!

 

[ArdentVol]

That had to make for an interesting job description!

never discussed detrick days. CiA ran things
did hear him telll a dinner partner there was a site in utah dirtier than 51

and i did know he made many trips out west, My
impression was that he was doing water tests near atomic test sites

as far as i know he was Army officer in Hawaii w/ medical corps in 1945 and later received advanced degree at UTK

 

[feathersax]

never discussed detrick days. CiA ran things
did hear him telll a dinner partner there was a site in utah dirtier than 51

and i did know he made many trips out west, My
impression was that he was doing water tests near atomic test sites

as far as i know he was Army officer in Hawaii w/ medical corps in 1945 and later received advanced degree at UTK

Your Dad had an interesting career. Times have changed in our world.