The Galloping Ghost crash

The Reno National Air Races always coincide with my birthday. In 2011 this was Friday, September 16. Around 4:25 p.m. I witnessed what would be the most terrifying thing, up to this point, in my life. My good friends Bill Clark, and Steve Kuhn, were sitting in Section 2, just 100 yards or so east of the Box Seats where the plane crashed. A woman maybe 20 feet in front of us got hit with debris. We dodged one that day....

I've collected some of the better videos, as well as some shots of the beautiful rebuild of this amazing aircraft. We were all pulling for Jimmy this year, and it was looking great until IT HAPPENED.

EAA Sport Aviation article about Jimmy, and the Ghost.
WarbirdAeroPress photos of the rebuild.
Jason Schillereff's fine video of the last race, including the dramatic over-bank, and pitch-up.
This video was shot very close to where we were.
A nicely edited YouTube video.
Not real sure how this person managed to keep shooting. A bit close!

Italy 2011

Havasupi Hike

After an 8 mile hike to Supai Village, Johnny and I did an additional 4 mile round-trip to Havasu Falls. Next day, a 7 mile round trip to the New Falls, Havasu, and Mooney Falls. Everyone in our group hikes out the next morning, but Kim and I opted to helicopter out. Quite the E-Ticket ride.

ifly INDOOR SKYDIVING

Kim and I defied gravity the other day, if only for about a minute at a time.
Lots of fun!

Backyard Makeover

2 months and 2 days from the spray paint to planting 107 plants. Beth Mullins from Flora Grubb Gardens designed the space using some oddities we already had.

Kablammo

Shot this 2 blocks from our house, at 20th& Wisconsin St. A TV pilot just had to have a tanker explosion...and WE WERE THERE!

The Facebook thing

Wow. Signed up yesterday and my email is ringing off the hook. Pretty amazing. It's like your life in instant replay, but not necessarily chronological order. How does this work?