This section provides some insight into Eric's personal activities, at least what he's willing to reveal in a public forum!

Eric has several hobby interests (the first three constitute the ABC's!):

• Astronomy – Eric has been an amateur astronomer most of his life, and currently volunteers at the University of Oregon's Pine Mountain Observatory. Also see the travel section for some of Eric's astronomy trips!
• Bowling – Eric bowls in two leagues at Lava Lanes in Bend, and still maintains about a 190 average!
• Chess – Eric is a member of the U.S. Chess Federation, and is involved with Northwest Chess and the Central Oregon Chess Club.
• Photography – You can see some examples in the travel section!
• Numismatics – Eric is a life member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), and newsletter editor, webmaster and past president of the Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association (PNNA). He also edits the club representative program newsletter for the ANA. Although Eric no longer owns a significant collection of U.S. or world coins, he remains very active in the hobby.

Eric maintains the following hobby-related websites.

Numismatic

• PNNA web site on www.pnna.org
• Boeing Employees Coin Club web site on www.seattlebecc.org
• Tacoma-Lakewood Coin Club website on www.tlcc.info
• Seattle Numismatic Society website on www.seattlenumismaticsociety.org
• Bend Coin Club of Central Oregon website on www.bendcoinclub.org

Chess

• Northwest Chess website on www.nwchess.com

• See Eric's statement on the reality of climate change (global warming).

Note: Shows are PDF files which can be viewed in a number of ways (including scrolling) in Abode Acrobat Reader -- see the "View" menu. Eventually I may also create other formats.

• England, 1988, including Hole House where Holcomb family once lived.
• Indianapolis 500 with Goodyear Blimp flights, 1978-1992.
• Los Angeles Summer Olympics, 1984. (Added Aug. 2020)
• Shenandoah National Park, June 1980. (Added Aug. 2020)
• Trillium Trail (near Pittsburgh), 1979-1988. (Improved resolution, Aug. 2020)
• Wild Flowers (Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Wildflower Reserve), 1979-1980. (Improved resolution, Aug. 2020)