In my first trip to fly into the back country landing strips of Idaho in my Maule M7-235C airplane, I met a 30,000 hour pilot whose career spanned everything from Constellations to Boeing 727’s to DC-3’s and bush airplanes. He was camped near my son and I at Johnson Creek Airport near Yellow Pine, Idaho. […]
His and Her Airplanes
Back in 2005 I flew my Maule to Johnson Creek (pronounced “crick” by the locals) to camp, do some backcountry flying and hang out with other pilots. My friend and fellow pilot Alex Weeks went with me on this particular trip. While hanging around the campground one hot afternoon, I noticed a celebration happening at […]
Continental Divide Ride
I recently traveled to Oregon for the BMW MOA rally in Redmond. Afterwards I was invited to join Jim Hyde and the Rawhyde crew on their Continental Divide off-road motorcycle ride. I had not planned for this but decided to jump at the opportunity anyway. Jim hosts a week long ride for his customers. The […]