Carl F Larsen:  

Life After graduating from Winnacunnet and attending Portsmouth Vocational, I joined the Air Force as an electronic technician where I maintained autopilot and navigation systems on cargo and fighter jets. I was fortunate to spend the last two of my 6 year tour in Holland -- where I enjoyed visiting and exploring every country in Western Europe except Portugal. This was in pursuit of experiencing as many Grand Prix races as possible. Living there also enabled me to visit my relatives in Denmark and helped me to retain my fluency in Danish. Upon leaving the service, I settled in California. San Diego at first... Wonderful climate, but expensive. I meandered north, finally planting my roots between Yosemite and King’s Canyon National Parks where I have lived for over 30 years. Being located equidistant from Los Angeles, Carmel (Pebble Beach & Pacific Ocean), San Francisco and of course Napa Valley, all of which are within about a 3 hour drive, gives me plenty of options for weekend jaunts to a variety of locales -- should the urge arise. Fami...Expand for more