McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (N834RA)

Howdy, Alien. (Big Grin) Don't know if you read your e/m from me, but I'm going to have to postpone my next hike up The Snake for a few weeks. It was exactly three weeks ago today I broke my hip and leg and the e surgery was three weeks ago tomorrow. The doc in CA who screwed everything back together told me it would be about 12 weeks before I'd be doing any more aviation photography and when we got back to Reno the doc here said the same thing. Both were waaaay wrong (Grin). Yesterday, less than three weeks since I took the tumble, I "walked" (with a walker) out to Taxiway Charlie on my own to click a departing RCAF CP-140 Aurora. I'm already able to walk about 1/2 mile on level terrain. But climbing The Snake is going to be a whole lot tougher. My goal is to climb it by New Years Day, but the P/T folks, the doc, and my better half are all adamantly against it. If there is snow and ice on it at that time, I'll definitely cancel because the leg and hip are nowhere near completely healed and if the footing is treacherous I'd almost certainly slip and fall and then I'd probably have to start all over again. But I promise that if you hold off til the steep trail is clear of ice and snow, I'll get up there on my own two feet once again and so we can go as teammates. (Scout's honor).
This is an outstanding pic, T. I'm just today able to sit back at the computer so I'll be catchin' up on all your posts pronto. Here's 5 for this one and i'm sure there are plenty more ***** posts. (Both Thumbs Up when I'm not hangin' on to this dang walker -- lol.)

Gary - take good care of yourself and here's to your successful and prompt recovery!!! Godspeed to ya... :-)

OMG? No way?????????? check your Email 11/17 Alien