Thanks for the compliment Dave. Your welcome anytime! I did get your text. Glad you had a nice trip!

It would be nice to meet you sometime and also introduce you to a couple other local 180 pilots here, including the owner of the Ct version of your license plate!

Ron

G44 wrote:Dave, I have known the owner of the Birches, John for a very long time, great guy for sure! Sounds like you had a fantastic trip!

Kurt

Man, is that a blast from the past. I worked for John for two seasons when he owned a rafting co back in the mid 80's as a guide & kayak photographer. He was a great boss and a pilot as well I believe. When I started my rafting co. I called him up and apologized for all the stupid shit i did as a guide and told him I now understand. Hopefully he is doing well. G44 if you see him tell him Pete From North Creek says hello.

He has a PA-12 on floats that he gave the other guys we were with some time in. We were amazed at all of the stuff around there that needs to be maintained and he said someone counted once and told him he owns around 325 cylinders... lol. He went above and beyond with us and I felt it was just his normal way of doing things. Just an all around good person I felt.

And then we went to NJ........