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The Heyman Family Reunion, August 2005

The Heyman family reunion took place at the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY this year. The Victorian castle is the Winchester Mystery House of of the East. It started as a 10-room cabin in 1869. It's slightly larger than that now.

The extended Heyman family	The Heyman grandkids [Alt 1] [Alt 2]
Bill and Lori	The back of the Mohonk

Dinner

The dining room staff set aside the two largest tables in the informal dining room for the entire weekend to accommodate our small army. The buffet was consistently excellent and provided at least four courses at each meal.

Steven and family make fun of Bill's SETI participation	Albert and Freda
Mom and Lor Photo by Steven Heyman	"No, mom, no. A hundred times no!"
David	Robin laughs insensitively as Terry chokes on her food
Steven and Claudia	Robin, Terry, and Bill
Terry and her clan	Terry, Albert, and Michael listen to the yarn intently
Lori and Bill Photo by Steven Heyman	Bill and Brooke
Anna vogues for the camera Photo by David Heyman	Amanda and Rachel Photo by David Heyman
Julia and Samantha Photo by David Heyman	Jenny, Matthew, and Andrew Photo by David Heyman
Table one (of two) [Alt 1] [Alt 2] [Alt 3] Photos by the Unknown Waitress
Andrew, who has eaten too much, is carried off by his dad and uncle	Lori and David
Post-dinner festivities in the lounge	Unbeknownst to the Heymans, Steven is assimilated by the Borg

Mohonk in the Myst

We awoke on Saturday to rain and a thick, heavy fog. Undaunted, I walked around the lake. Interesting figures and shapes came in and out of focus as the mist blew through. The lodge looked haunting, dark, and foreboding. I was reminded of the computer game Myst by the timber pathways and gazebos partially hidden in the gloom.

The rain did not stop Steven either. He did manage to catch two fish, but he agreed that two fish in two hours is not a huge amount.

The lodge takes on a ghostly character in the fog	Even more so in this shot
The authors of Myst must have gotten their ideas from this place	A spiderweb drips with dew
The other end of the lake	Lilies from another Myst-like gazebo
The front of the lodge	Steven fishes [Alt 1] [Alt 2]

The Hike

When the fog broke, it was time to scramble, and scramble we did. We hiked along the so-called Labyrinth which was just a boulder field. Just a boulder field? The trail was marked with blood and we had to squeeze through narrow passageways and climb rocks in order to proceed.

The penultimate section of the trail was The Crevice which was exactly that. We ascended the crevice via a narrow ladder in its depths.

We emerged like ants from the hole and climbed the Smiley Memorial at the top of the ridge.

Victorious, we headed down the path, skipped high tea, and went swimming in the lake instead.

Our intrepid explorers Photo by Steven Heyman
This trail is cool!	Bill digs this trail too
Bill emerges from the bowels of the Earth...	...while Lori enters
"Help! Throw me a line!" Photo by David Heyman	"This is too easy--it has to be the wrong way"
Steven and Andrew take a breather	Lori and Bill take a breather too
Bill, Andrew, and Steven smile while Lori throws up	Bill loves this stuff! Photo by Steven Heyman
"We're going up that? You've got to be kidding me!"	Andrew pulls himself up Photo by Steven Heyman
Definitely not for the obese	Almost spelunking
Bill in a tight spot again! Photo by Steven Heyman	The team emerges, unscathed
The Smiley Memorial at the top	The team at the top of the Smiley Memorial, with the lodge in the background