David writes...

Ended up staying an extra day in Boise to rest up and begin catching up on work email and voicemail.  Left Boise this morning.  Made a quick stop at Alturas, California, then on to Redding.  Jim was waiting.  I had a lot of his gear still on board.  We sat and talked about how great the trip was while I ate some lunch.  We also spoke about the Reno Air Races coming up in a few weeks...!!!

Flew Redding to Bakersfield.  Sure is hot in these parts!  About 100 degrees on the ground at 8 p.m.  A quick fuel stop and verification that the thunderstorms earlier in the day had passed, and I left for the final, short 1 hour and 20 minute flight back Brackett Field.  It was around 10 pm when I landed, and it was actually dark!  First time I've seen darkness at 10 pm in about three weeks!  L.A. is a beautiful city to fly in at night.  

I spoke with Earl last night.  He was making headway and planned to clear customs back at Cut Bank this evening.  

What a great trip.

One final pic for the grandparents...Noam loves grandpa's glasses...

Sunset over Bakersfield...