tomsnest's popular Travel photosMy name is Tom Ames. I live in <a href="http:/www.fortworth.com">Fort Worth</a>, Texas. I have been working at <a href="http://www.lockheedmartin.com">Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company</a> since 2001. Before that, I was an Electrical and Computer Engineering student at <a href="http://www.utexas.edu">The University of Texas at Austin</a>. I decided to earn my BSEE after my 6-year stint as a CTM in the <a href="http://www.navy.mil">US Navy</a> from 1989-1995. I was enlisted then, but I was commissioned in July of 2004 and am serving in the <a href="http://www.navalreserve.com/">Navy Reserve</a>.
I recently earned a MS in engineering management at <a href="http://www.smu.edu/">Southern Methodist University</a>. When I'm not working, studying, or being a sailor, I like to meet my friends in the <a href="http://www.texasexes.org/">Fort Worth Texas Exes</a> (UT Austin alumni association) for happy hours or game watching. I also enjoy travel when I have enough money and vacation saved up. My favorite musical groups are <a href="http://www.u2.com">U2</a>, <a href="http://www.davematthewsband.com/">Dave Mathews Band</a>, <a href="http://www.seal.com">Seal</a>, <a href="http://www.toolband.com">Tool</a>, <a href="http://www.robertearlkeen.com">Robert Earl Keen</a>, <a href="http://www.dwightyoakam.com">Dwight Yoakam</a>, and most everyone in between those genres.
I have a profile set up at <a href="http://facebook.com/p.php?id=7943730&l=ad80f31d08">Facebook</a> if you'd like to read more about me there. The photos posted in my galleries are from all collected memories of my personal, professional, and military endeavors. I hope you enjoy looking through them. If you like the smugmug site, you can start one of your own and get $5 off the already low price if you use my coupon code: h1l3ef8HgQA8w.
<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/TX/Fort_Worth.html?bannertypeclick=miniStates"></a>http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Professional/LM-Technology-Day-at-UT-Austin/IMG0128/259721340_krA5x-Ti.jpghttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/2009-12-22T15:46:41ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugMom & Michael have a pond that they work in often so the frogs are now tame due to their presence. These three didn't budge while I took their photo.<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Mom & Michael have a pond that they work in often so the frogs are now tame due to their presence. These three didn't budge while I took their photo.</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/1913839_yehzx#96741195_JkoUX" title="Mom & Michael have a pond that they work in often so the frogs are now tame due to their presence. These three didn't budge while I took their photo."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010020/96741195_JkoUX-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mom & Michael have a pond that they work in often so the frogs are now tame due to their presence. These three didn't budge while I took their photo." title="Mom & Michael have a pond that they work in often so the frogs are now tame due to their presence. These three didn't budge while I took their photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-17T04:40:44Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010020/96741195_JkoUX-Th.jpgtomsnest's photo<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a> </p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Austin-31-Jan-2-Feb-2007/2438077_GkPLF#127848336_9DrqD" title="tomsnest's photo"><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Austin-31-Jan-2-Feb-2007/CIMG0180/127848336_9DrqD-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="tomsnest's photo" title="tomsnest's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-14T12:05:38Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Austin-31-Jan-2-Feb-2007/CIMG0180/127848336_9DrqD-Th.jpg2007-02-03 01:48:01Okay it's no Ferrari, but it's the closest I could come to a Magnum PI impersonation!<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Okay it's no Ferrari, but it's the closest I could come to a Magnum PI impersonation!</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Oahu-Hawaii-8-April-24-April/2764404_SbvoN#147094675_siQWk" title="Okay it's no Ferrari, but it's the closest I could come to a Magnum PI impersonation!"><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Oahu-Hawaii-8-April-24-April/CIMG0133/147094675_siQWk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Okay it's no Ferrari, but it's the closest I could come to a Magnum PI impersonation!" title="Okay it's no Ferrari, but it's the closest I could come to a Magnum PI impersonation!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-26T18:45:08Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Oahu-Hawaii-8-April-24-April/CIMG0133/147094675_siQWk-Th.jpg2007-04-15 21:23:12tomsnest's photo<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a> </p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Oahu-Hawaii-8-April-24-April/2764404_SbvoN#147095320_dyToU" title="tomsnest's photo"><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Oahu-Hawaii-8-April-24-April/CIMG0198/147095320_dyToU-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="tomsnest's photo" title="tomsnest's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-12T23:40:02Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Oahu-Hawaii-8-April-24-April/CIMG0198/147095320_dyToU-Th-1.jpg2007-04-21 15:53:54Tom at the White Ranch with the general store and Capote in the background. The general store was raided by Pancho Villa's men in 1917.<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Tom at the White Ranch with the general store and Capote in the background. The general store was raided by Pancho Villa's men in 1917.</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/1676512_i3YPi#82223897_wJK4X" title="Tom at the White Ranch with the general store and Capote in the background. The general store was raided by Pancho Villa's men in 1917."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/82223897_wJK4X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Tom at the White Ranch with the general store and Capote in the background. The general store was raided by Pancho Villa's men in 1917." title="Tom at the White Ranch with the general store and Capote in the background. The general store was raided by Pancho Villa's men in 1917." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-18T03:03:16Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/82223897_wJK4X-Th.jpgMichael and I displaying our commemorative certificates.<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Michael and I displaying our commemorative certificates.</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/1913839_yehzx#96741211_jJj6H" title="Michael and I displaying our commemorative certificates."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010016/96741211_jJj6H-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Michael and I displaying our commemorative certificates." title="Michael and I displaying our commemorative certificates." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-09T11:10:15Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010016/96741211_jJj6H-Th.jpgMichael, me, & mom.<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Michael, me, & mom.</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/1913839_yehzx#96741207_KW6Rt" title="Michael, me, & mom."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010012/96741207_KW6Rt-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Michael, me, & mom." title="Michael, me, & mom." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-09T11:09:56Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010012/96741207_KW6Rt-Th.jpgMe holding the F-35 Integrated Test Force patch.<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Me holding the F-35 Integrated Test Force patch.</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/1913839_yehzx#96741206_GNfRJ" title="Me holding the F-35 Integrated Test Force patch."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010011/96741206_GNfRJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Me holding the F-35 Integrated Test Force patch." title="Me holding the F-35 Integrated Test Force patch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-08-05T15:04:32Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010011/96741206_GNfRJ-Th.jpgMom & me.<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Mom & me.</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/1913839_yehzx#96741202_jZxoM" title="Mom & me."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010007/96741202_jZxoM-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mom & me." title="Mom & me." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-09T10:51:35Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010007/96741202_jZxoM-Th.jpgMichael, Mom, & thousands of other people as we walk from the north side of the Mackinac Bridge.<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Michael, Mom, & thousands of other people as we walk from the north side of the Mackinac Bridge.</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/1913839_yehzx#96741201_bzmAe" title="Michael, Mom, & thousands of other people as we walk from the north side of the Mackinac Bridge."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010006/96741201_bzmAe-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Michael, Mom, & thousands of other people as we walk from the north side of the Mackinac Bridge." title="Michael, Mom, & thousands of other people as we walk from the north side of the Mackinac Bridge." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-09T10:30:00Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010006/96741201_bzmAe-Th.jpgMom & Michael before we board the bus to take us to the Noth side of the bridge.<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Mom & Michael before we board the bus to take us to the Noth side of the bridge.</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/1913839_yehzx#96741196_F6S6Y" title="Mom & Michael before we board the bus to take us to the Noth side of the bridge."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010001/96741196_F6S6Y-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mom & Michael before we board the bus to take us to the Noth side of the bridge." title="Mom & Michael before we board the bus to take us to the Noth side of the bridge." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-08-05T16:15:07Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Mackinac-Bridge-Walk-Labor-Day/P1010001/96741196_F6S6Y-Th.jpgPitch, Englin, Andrea, and Darrenae.<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Pitch, Englin, Andrea, and Darrenae.</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/1676512_i3YPi#82223863_EU5uv" title="Pitch, Englin, Andrea, and Darrenae."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/82223863_EU5uv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Pitch, Englin, Andrea, and Darrenae." title="Pitch, Englin, Andrea, and Darrenae." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-18T03:09:17Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/82223863_EU5uv-Th.jpgWe just watched "Rent" in the car so Andrea felt like climbing scaffolding and singing.<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />We just watched "Rent" in the car so Andrea felt like climbing scaffolding and singing.</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/1676512_i3YPi#82223858_Zk2NM" title="We just watched "Rent" in the car so Andrea felt like climbing scaffolding and singing."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/82223858_Zk2NM-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="We just watched "Rent" in the car so Andrea felt like climbing scaffolding and singing." title="We just watched "Rent" in the car so Andrea felt like climbing scaffolding and singing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-09T06:34:02Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/Marfa-TX-White-Ranch-13-16-Jul/82223858_Zk2NM-Th.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/London-18-22-June-2004/843531_azdL7#37857954_Wpuyk" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/London-18-22-June-2004/London-18-22-June-2004-065/37857954_Wpuyk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-21T23:34:14Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Personal/London-18-22-June-2004/London-18-22-June-2004-065/37857954_Wpuyk-Th.jpg2004-06-21 03:23:58Mock-up of the island of WWII's CVL-28 (USS Cabot).<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Mock-up of the island of WWII's CVL-28 (USS Cabot).</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/NavyNavy-Reserves/Direct-Commission-Officers/654345_uRypx#28099422_7eAC9" title="Mock-up of the island of WWII's CVL-28 (USS Cabot)."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/NavyNavy-Reserves/Direct-Commission-Officers/DCO-05100-035/28099422_7eAC9-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mock-up of the island of WWII's CVL-28 (USS Cabot)." title="Mock-up of the island of WWII's CVL-28 (USS Cabot)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-22T04:48:55Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/NavyNavy-Reserves/Direct-Commission-Officers/DCO-05100-035/28099422_7eAC9-Th.jpgtomsnest's photo<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a> </p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Business/Israel-25-Jul-9-Aug-2002/652983_tkNNa#28026126_Eip56" title="tomsnest's photo"><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Business/Israel-25-Jul-9-Aug-2002/P8070005/28026126_Eip56-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="tomsnest's photo" title="tomsnest's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-03T07:18:34Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Business/Israel-25-Jul-9-Aug-2002/P8070005/28026126_Eip56-Th.jpg2002-08-07 13:33:43tomsnest's photo<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a> </p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Business/Israel-25-Jul-9-Aug-2002/652983_tkNNa#28025481_bnqev" title="tomsnest's photo"><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Business/Israel-25-Jul-9-Aug-2002/P8020082/28025481_bnqev-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="tomsnest's photo" title="tomsnest's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-03T07:19:07Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Business/Israel-25-Jul-9-Aug-2002/P8020082/28025481_bnqev-Th.jpgTom Ames wading in the Jordan River.<p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com">tomsnest</a><br />Tom Ames wading in the Jordan River.</p><p><a href="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Business/Israel-17-May-9-Jun-2002/652872_8LVAP#28020412_Sw5zX" title="Tom Ames wading in the Jordan River."><img src="http://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Business/Israel-17-May-9-Jun-2002/P5250152/28020412_Sw5zX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Tom Ames wading in the Jordan River." title="Tom Ames wading in the Jordan River." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-06-03T07:42:18Ztomsnesthttp://tomsnest.smugmug.comhttp://tomsnest.smugmug.com/Travel/Business/Israel-17-May-9-Jun-2002/P5250152/28020412_Sw5zX-Th.jpg2002-05-25 02:55:05