OT: Klamath Lake

[Guest guest]

Hey Cheryl,

 

> Ah yes, that would be Klamath Lake at Klamath

> Falls which if I remember my geography is in

> Oregon. Now would you believe that is one of the

> 10 or 11 states I have not visited yet!

 

That's the one .. and I've not visited my lot though I

bought it in 1972. My ex-XO bought one, built on it

and later sent me photos of his and mine.

 

> Well both Paul and I will show you around some of

> Alaska. If you make it next spring/summer when

> the weather is extremely wonderful then we could

> go out to Paul's partner's cabin and ride 4

> wheelers in the mud and/or take a trip to the

> glaciers.

 

Sounds finer'n frog hair split three ways .. and I

thankee for the kind invite. :-P

 

> I have been talking to Paul about a helicopter

> ride to the glacier. One of the guides actually

> lands on it and you can explore the glacier.

 

Sounds better all the time .. we might catch ol'

Big Foot while up there. ;-p

 

> That would be as much fun as it was to visit that

> volcano on Hawaii (the Big Island not one of the

> others). I saw it erupt while on training flight

> to pick up flowers in Hilo, back in '81 and a

> couple of months later a bunch of us took a

> Chinook over and landed just below the heat to

> see what changes had taken place.

 

Nice place that was .. we had a R & R Camp there at

one time .. I believe the lava flow caught it and

burned it down later. I have some photos of some

of us crazy dudes on the edge of some of the craters

looking as if we were gonna do a swan dive and the

hot gases are all about in the photos. ;-p

 

Some folks might not understand the training flight

to pick up flowers. But the crews/pilots had to get

so much air time and almost all military exercises

were held on the Big Island - plus they had the

finest flowers there and shipped daily to other

islands and the Mainland.

 

> Friendsville sounds like a nice town. Reminds me

> of the ones in WV and KY when I lived there back

> in the late 60's early 70's.

 

It is nice .. and its almost in West By Gawd Virginie.

Its on the line.

 

> Enjoy yourself and relax a bunch. At least for a

> few days you can let the ole guard down for a

> bit.

 

Thankee m'am .. it is nice. I'm living a different

lifestyle now. I feel a bit nekked though .. not

used to not having some protection with me. ;-p

 

> Hugs,

> Cheryl

 

And to y'all .. and keep smiling. :-)

 

Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

 

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> Cheryl Smith

> A Heavenly Body

> 204 Muldoon Road

> Anchorage AK 99504

[Guest guest]

Hey Butch,

 

 

> Some folks might not understand the training

> flight

> to pick up flowers. But the crews/pilots had

> to get

> so much air time and almost all military

> exercises

> were held on the Big Island - plus they had the

>

> finest flowers there and shipped daily to

> other

> islands and the Mainland.

 

That is correct about the training flights. We

did not go just to get flowers. Our pilots had

to have a certain number of training hours to

keep current in their aircraft. When they went

out it was usually a 2 hour flight, which is the

exact time to the island of Hawaii. So they

refueled in Hilo, Hawaii and while there they ate

lunch. Two or Three stores down the street was

the flower shop and they would pick up a couple

of boxes for their wives/girlfriends. It was one

of those little bonus' they received every now

and then.

>

> > That would be as much fun as it was to visit

> that

> > volcano on Hawaii (the Big Island not one of

> the

> > others). I saw it erupt while on training

> flight

> > to pick up flowers in Hilo, back in '81 and a

> > couple of months later a bunch of us took a

> > Chinook over and landed just below the heat

> to

 

When I was there in '80 to '82, the R & R are for

the Infantry was on the island of Maui. Nice

place too.

 

 

Sorry for the mix-up in my writing.

 

Hugs, Cheryl

 

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Cheryl Smith

A Heavenly Body

204 Muldoon Road

Anchorage AK 99504