Oregon - Driving force in modern aviation!

[calmloki]

Even at two miles high, Couch said, he could hear cattle lowing and children talking. He heard gunshots, which worried him. A black butterfly flew past. He passed through clouds. He said they were fluffy.

AP nation news - StatesmanJournal.com

 

[bssc]

It does sound interesting although I don't know if I would do it.

 

[Ed_The_Gypsy]

I once did a sport parachute jump with similar (but lesser) experiences.

Dammit, if I were a little crazier, I might try it myself. Like he said.

I'll bet the feds make it illegal within the week.

 

[Brat]

I'll bet the feds make it illegal within the week.

You know there is a certain segment of the population who wouldn't care, and another - should the Fed's attempt a trial - who would not convict. You can find a critical mass of those folks in Central Oregon.

He was wise to land before Hells Canyon, it is deeper than the Grand. The Blue Mountains can give a rough ride..

One of my husband's relatives is a balloonist. He got caught once in power lines at the intersection of I-217 and the Sunset Highway. I remember my MIL shuddering, "I can't believe what ... did!!?" His sense of adventure is a family legend.

 

[Ed_The_Gypsy]

Yup. Them Oreganos march to the beat of a different tom-tom.

If you remember "Sometimes a Great Notion", my father-in-law and his brothers were gyppo loggers, just like that. Ken Kesey could have been writing about them. I am honored to have known them and especially to have been accepted into the family. But I ramble.