Month: October 2024

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Thunder & The Deep Blue Sea

Everybody needs a good wingman, and when it comes to celebrating the beauty of aviation, I’ve got a great one in Hen. Much as we’ve done the last couple of years, this month we first took in the air show in Salinas, featuring the USAF Thunderbirds…

…followed by the Blue Angels buzzing Alcatraz & the Golden Gate at Fleet Week in San Francisco.

In both cases we were treated to some jaw-dropping performances—from a hovering F-35 to choreographed walls of fire—from some of the best aviators in the world. Check ’em out:

And thanks for the nice shootin’, MiniMe!

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Operation Rolling Finnster!

Well, it’s official: we count Finn among California’s newest batch of licensed drivers!

After practicing quite a bit this summer on the roads around Leadville, he passed his test with flying colors, and he’s already been driving himself & Henry to school (much to the latter’s delight). Here are a couple of pics of their first commute together:

Finn’s also been practicing his Miata-shifting skills, and he took us on the twisty & challenging drive to and from Alice’s Restaurant:

Here’s to many years of (safe) motoring adventures together!