On the road to Oakes, ND.

My home away from home at Oakes, ND.; I've stayed here many times while working for Arne Widmer and Jim Plathe.

Jim's office for the next four months.

Jim attempts a little mouth to mouth with his Thrush. A brisk morning plagued us with battery problems compounded by a faulty ground power unit plug.

Happy to be back to work Sat. AM after suspending ops the day before due to howling 40-45 MPH winds.

Richard Jennen flew in from Elbow Lake for balancing and to assist us with his light hearted humor and slight of hand. Here he takes his last break until September.

Brain drained and weary after a full day at Oakes and Lisbon, I struggled to stay alert for the drive to Fargo. This relaxing sunset didn't help.