I made another breakfast flight to the stylish dirt runway at Mountainair, NM and took the following short video in so doing. I previously mentioned this place in this post.  It is a pretty neat little town. The following two images are my GPS tracks imported into Google Earth. The first is the “going to”… [Read More]

<Previous post in this adventure.> Saturday night was beautiful.  An overcast sky kept the temperatures moderate and I stayed toasty and comfortable in my sleeping bag. Nearly everyone awoke early on Sunday and began tearing down camp and stuffing gear into airplanes.  The departures were much more tame this morning.  I was a bit surprised how… [Read More]

<Previous post in this adventure.> <Next post in this adventure.> Day 3 without a shower. I know… yuck. The moist wipes are helping! 🙂 Believe it or not, this backcountry strip is SO nice it has a shower.  However; there are a LOT of people here and finding a time when there is not a line… [Read More]

<Previous post in this adventure.> <Next post in this adventure.> Friday morning dawned clear and cool at Johnson Creek (3U2) . I was “ok” in my tent and sleeping bag.  Not exactly as warm as I would have liked but far from freezing. An amateur camper in the high mountains and I didn’t freeze to death… [Read More]

<Previous post in this adventure.> <Next post in this adventure.> Yes, I already reported being at 3U2 and am now home. Allow me now to back up and explain the adventure in more detail. My buddy flying his RV-4 and I departed New Mexico at the crack of dawn on Thursday and flew mostly towards Price, UT. … [Read More]

<Previous post in this adventure.> <Next post in this adventure.> WOW! Johnson Creek is a SERIOUSLY beautiful place!  I am excited to be here. The flight up was spectacular and uneventful. We made a tour of several strips this morning and, again, WOW, the area and strips here in the Idaho backcountry are something else. I… [Read More]

Does packing for a trip ever end?  How about for a camping trip?  I suspect that it does not. Rather, one just runs out of time.  🙂  That’s generally how software development works too.  The code is never done – you’re just out of time/budget.  Well, I’m not out of time yet but will be… [Read More]