Boeing Brown visited us in July 2011. We actually kept a daily diary but a crash of my computer server in between back-ups cost us the entries. We are going to summarize that entry here.
- Passing drills at White Salmon high school
- White water rafting departing at Zoeller’s on the White Salmon River
- Lunch at Everybody’s Brewery
- Hike at Tamanawas Falls including this Tamanawas Falls Movie of the falls.
- Attending White Salmon Arts & Wine Fusion Festival
- Visit to Seattle Including:
- Seattle Mariners game (Seattle lost 3-1)
- Museum of Flight
- Visiting the Capozzis (Heidi, Brian, Ella, and Julia)
- Visiting Tabitha and Rich Colie and dinner at Zeke’s
- Visiting the Future of Flight Aviation Center
- Getting a tour of the Boeing Everett plant to see B-747, B-777, and B-787 jets being assembled
- Visiting the Boeing Store
- Lunch at Pike Brewing Company
- Touring Pike Place Market, Seattle Space Needle, and the Rock Museum
- Flying the AR Parrot quadricopter
- Working out in the Sliwa gym
So it was an action-packed visit. Boeing was a rising High School junior and while visiting Notre Dame reached out to him and several entries on UConn and Northwestern forums discussed the prospects of recruiting him for football.
- Posing with Nancy.
- Posing with Steve.
- Playing fetch with Angel at Bingen Point. – 1
- Playing fetch with Angel at Bingen Point. – 2
- Playing fetch with Angel at Bingen Point. – 3
- Playing fetch with Angel at Bingen Point. – 4
- Playing fetch with Angel at Bingen Point. – 5
- Demo raft for team training.
- Boeing getting psyched for raft trip.
- Boeing gets outfitted with wetsuit and safety gear.
- Boeing is ready to go … looking brave.
- Boeing and Steve are ready for safety training.
- Posing with team before going down to the raft.
- Prepping for the photo-op rapid.
- Dipping underwater while riding the rapid.
- Smiles after passing through the photo-op rapid.
- Tamanawas Trailhead pose with the pups.
- Resting on a trail bridge.
- Arrival at the falls.
- Hiking toward the falls.
- Peering from behind the falls.
- Boeing decided to take a short cut across the stream (don’t show his folks).
- The approved way across the stream.
- We had lunch at the Mariners game.
- Posing by a Boeing B-17.
- Boeing saw more signage with his name in one place than ever before.
- Boeing enjoyed checking out the Concorde and Air Force One.
- We have dinner with Tabitha and Rich Colie at Zeke’s.
- Panorama view of the flight line at Everett.
- Boeing was impressed with the engine for the B777.
- Boeing checks out a BBJ interior for his dad.
- Boeing watching them toss fish at Pikes Place Market.
- We saw several “cool” rainbows driving back near Yakima and Goldendale.
- Boeing poses with my motorglider. Too windy to fly though.
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