Family Trips Archives

Great Smokey Mts – July 2004

This was a Charlie & Barb Mannino family gathering with all the kids and grandkids in attendance. We all shared a cabin that we rented and had a great time hiking and enjoying the mountains and the family fellowship. We stopped at the Veterans War Memorial on Interstate 81 on the way to Tennessee.

Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. World renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture, this is America’s most visited national park.

One of the many rapids flowing through the park

Mt. Cristo Rey Hike – April 2004

We flew to El Paso for my Dad’s 80th birthday party and spent that Saturday hiking with the family up Mt. Crista Rey.

Sedona, AZ Conference – January 2004

Donna & I took this trip to Arizona to attend a conference in Phoenix. We stopped at Sedona on the way.

Sedona’s main attraction is its array of red sandstone formations. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun.

Standing on the site of the Chapel of the Holy Cross with Cathedral Rock in the background

Peru – November 2003

This was an incredible trip that Donna & I took to Cuzco and Machu Picchu – One of the 7 Wonders of the World. This was one of our best trips, and we got to stay at the Sanctuary Lodge at the top of the mountain for one night. What a breath-taking site it was.

Donna making friends in the streets of Cusco

San Antonio (Keith) – September 2003

We went to San Antonio to attend Keith’s Air Force graduation ceremony.

Keith in his barracks learning the ways of the Air Force

A family gathering after the graduation ceremony

California Trip – July 2003

Donna’s parents went on this trip with us. We flew to San Francisco and rented a car so we could tour California on the way to see her brother in Oceanside, CA. Along the way we visited several winery’s, stopped at Yosemite and Sequoia national parks, the home of the Remington gun family. and a couple missions. We met the rest of Donna’s immediate family in Oceanside and spent several days fishing, swimming and enjoying the beach area.

Relaxing by the fountain during our California winery tour

Posing in front of the largest living thing on Earth

Ohiopyle Raft Trip – July 2002

This was a trip we took with Chris, Keith and a friend to the Ohiopyle, PA river to enjoy a day rafting through the rapids.

Chris, Donna, Keith and Keith’s girlfriend Jen

Myrtle Beach – June 2002

This was a Mannino family gathering. Charlie & Barb, along with all their kids and grandkids rented a cabin on the beach and had a great time. We need to do this more often.

A family dinner gathering at our Myrtle Beach rental home

Classy fisherman – Carey, Carl, Steve and Charlie

Cincinnati Visit – April 2002

Donna went solo on this trip to visit relatives in Cincinnati for a wedding of one of her cousins. Donna’s parents came to Cincinnati from PA for the same reason.

Canary Islands/Spain/France – July 2001

Donna & I took Keith & Chris on this trip to the Canary Islands, Spain & France. We toured Tenerife then flew to Madrid for a couple days, then took an overnight train to Paris where we toured for two days. Following that we took another train to Normandy and stayed with the people who hosted my mom & Dad during the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. In Paris, we climbed the Eiffel Tower, visited The Louvre and many other sites around the city. In Normandy we visited Omaha Beach and several museums in the area, as well as the Normandy cemetery.