Blogs from Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States, North America

HAD TO LEAVE EARLY Good luck to the rest of Dragon Flight 2008. Dan, Bill Davis and I had to turn back to GAI/FDK due to weather for the rest of the week. We were blessed with a very good tail wind, home from BPK to FDK, wheels down at 1930 local. Thanks to all on the Dragon Flight for the fellowship and experience. We will continue to follow your progress and keep you in our prayers.... read more

Time to spare? Go by air... Now you see the true nature of the adventure. If you watched the video of the flight briefing in the previous entry and weren't that sanguine on the prospects, your instincts were prescient. As you can see from pilot Janice Templeman's reflections, in the attached video from Thursday night, she is among those who heartily supports this view! Bob Hawkins wrote: "For those of you who did not get up at the crack of dawn to only to be disappointed by the weather - well there is always tomorrow or maybe the next day. I had the opportunity to talk with Larry Falls - who is now in Arkansas sitting out some really bad weather. He says that we made the right decision. Anyway, I’ve been tracking the weather and ... read more

Friends and Family, Incoming weather looks like it's stepping up our departure plans! Final decision will be made tonight, but it looks as though if the group doesn't launch Friday, a line of weather is going to linger through the middle of next week... see the photo... So the scramble is on! Lawns being mown, personal gear packed, checklists checked... Stay tuned! ... read more

Most ideas worthy of merit begin on the back of an envelope or a napkin - this one is no different. Behold, the initial flight plan!... read more

Continuing to clock the miles on my worn out bicycle, I made the Gaithersburg trek around the lake. It was my full intention to capture the goslings as their parents nurture them in the early spring...accomplished! A... read more