When I was checking the Forum at HangGlide Utah, I found out Brett Pendleton had died in a skiing accident while I was gone. I, along with everyone else who had known Brett, am saddened by the loss of him. Brett was one of the nicest people I have had the pleasure of knowing. I remember after I returned from Iraq, and was at one of the Utah HangGliding and ParaGliding Association club meetings, Brett told me he was glad to see me back from Iraq, and he was glad I had made it back from Iraq safely. The way he said it, made me feel like he really meant it, and wasn't just saying it out of courtesy. I think Brett had the knack of making everyone he touched feel like they were special.
I took a couple of photos of the Hajjimobile with all of the Joad family's belongings in and on it after I arrived in Altus, Ok to start the new job. I also took one photo on my trip up Interstate 5, which was in new territory for me. I had never been over this section of road before. There were some other places I would like to have shot some pics, but either the lighting was very bad, or I wasn't allowed to stop in the truck. The Columbia River Gorge was pretty, and from what I could tell in the dark, the area between Pendleton, OR and LaGrande OR on the east side of Cabbage pass was pretty with the frost on the trees.
