Second Place: the Great Wall of China during a stop on their 34-day cruise off China and Japan. The second-place prize of $50 goes to the Lorenzes.

ORIENT EXPRESS-Karen and Lee Lorenze of Simi Valley came ashore to seeThird Place: Honorable Mentions:

Thank you, Simi Valley Acorn readers, for submitting photographs to this year's "Take Your Acorn on Vacation" contest. All the entries were funny, sharp and engaging. Picking a winner wasn't easy.

Next time you're on vacation, don't forget to bring your Simi Valley Acorn along and snap that award- winning pose. All photos will be published, although it may take several months to see yours in print.

Please send your next "Take Your Acorn on Vacation" picture via e-mail or regular mail to the addresses on page 4, and have a safe and enjoyable vacation.

MAUI MOMENT-Simi Valley residents David, Vivian and Rebecca Hathaway, holding the paper, leave local climes behind for the cool breezes of Maui, Hawaii. Behind them is Lahaina Harbor. The Hathaways win $25 for their third-place photo. AUTUMN DELIGHT-Jackie Sonnemann of Simi Valley soaks up nature's beauty during a fall foliage tour in Campton, N.H. DON'T RUIN OUR VACATION-The Valadares family of Simi Valley stands before a building in Pompeii, the ancient town that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. Behind them is a statue honoring Apollo. From left are Candida, Roberto, Clarissa and Fernando. SNOW BUNNY-Samantha Welke of Simi Valley enjoys a day at Mount Hood, Ore., with her grandparents and the Simi Valley Acorn. The person on the left apparently hopes to remain anonymous. A VERY OLD STADIUM- Joanie and Nick Gomes of Simi Valley get ready to enter the Coliseum in Rome, built many centuries before the Rose Bowl.