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Riding the Skunk Train

It has been twenty years since I first rode the Skunk train out of Fort Bragg.  At the time I had limited train travel experience and found myself captivated by the romantic feel of the old steam train as we plied our way through the redwood forest.  Since then I’ve come to appreciate train travel [...]

By | August 9th, 2010|Mendocino, Planes, Trains & Automobiles|1 Comment

P-51 Mustang at Wings & Wheels

The 2nd Annual Wings and Wheels was a great success last Saturday; a good sign that this event is here to stay.  There were so many aircraft and automobiles to see that I could hardly get through them in the four plus hours that I was there.  Flybys kept everyone running to the sidelines to [...]

Plane Spotting at Petaluma Airport

The Petaluma Airport has been something of a salvation to my family in the early years of my son’s life.  Going out to eat was impossible until we discovered the Two Niner Diner and its patio view of the airport runway.  Our spirited baby became momentarily engrossed in watching the planes take off and we [...]

American Graffiti: Where were you in ’62?

Well, I wasn’t born yet.  My parents weren’t even dating.  But, they were part of the American Graffiti generation, spending their teen years cruising “the boulevard” (albeit entirely different boulevards), executing Chinese fire drills at intersections, and drag racing for pink slips in the outskirts of town (ok, that was just my dad).  Today, things [...]