3/26/05: My friend Mike and I flew 8BB to Tahoe for a day of skiing.

3/27/05: Chris and I cooked a nice turkey dinner for Easter.

4/12/05: I flew 8BB to Phoenix to visit Chris, who was on a business trip. Working hard by the pool at the JW Marriott!

5/14/05: My friend Chris T. and I riding the Coast Starlight train from Portland. We went with Chris and Yves for a weekend getaway.

5/18/05: Jim, Paul, and Chris on the Yacht Invader.

5/20/05: Flying across the US/Mexico border. Mexico is on the left. We flew the plane down for a weekend getaway with friends.

5/20/05: After dinner: Chris, Brian, Jim, Chandler, and Mike.

5/20/05: Chris, Jim, Mike, and Tim after dinner in Punta Penasco.

5/21/05: Chris and I in Punta Penasco, Mexico.

5/21/05: Dinner in Punta Penasco.

6/20/05: Chris and I flew to Las Vegas for a few days.

We crossed the Sierras at Mammoth, shown here with Mono Lake in the background.

6/22/05: Here's an unusual sight - lightning and a thunderstorm in Las Vegas!

8/11/05: Paul & I flew to Oregon on friends' Jim & Tim's Citation Encore.

8/11/05: Tim & Jim in the Encore.

8/28/05: Paul and I did a fun 3-day flying trip to LA and San Diego. Here's the San Diego skyline viewed from the Midway aircraft carrier.

9/29/05: Chris and I spent 4 days in Manhattan. We saw a show ("Altar Boyz") and took a dinner cruise on the river.

10/23/05: Mike and I had a fun trip to Napa to go wine tasting. Here we're at Fleury Winery.

10/29/05: Chris and I dressed up as Mormon missionaries for Halloween. Scary!

11/9/05: Paul and I flew to Las Vegas to meet up with Chris. Here we are flying over the Sierras near Mammoth Lakes.

11/9/05: Here's a shot of sand dunes in Death Valley on the way to Vegas.

11/11/05: A nice sunset over Monterey Bay on the way back from Las Vegas.