FAMILY: Bea (wife), 1 adult daughter and son in law who live in D.C., 1 adult son and daughter in law who live in Southern California. One yellow lab and 2 cats.

EMPLOYMENT: Avionics technician at Neptune Aviation. Administrative support.

A BIT OF LIFE HISTORY: Born and raised in Kalispell. I enlisted in the U. S. Air Force in 1972. Became an avionics technician specializing in radar, navigation, sensor and display systems. Worked on F-4, F-15, F-117, F-111 and F-16 aircraft and lived all over the United States and the world. Retired after 24 years and went to work for Boeing in Saudi Arabia on the F-15S program, training the Saudi military. Departed Saudi after 5 years and worked on the T-38C avionics upgrade program in the U.S. Moved to Missoula in October of 2005. Bea is from Sacramento (way too close to the Rubicon Trail) and also worked for Boeing as a logistics technician and now works in administrative support for a commercial property appraisal company.

4X4 VEHICLES: 2002 Wrangler Sport. 1961 Willys Wagon. 1993 Ford Explorer 4x4.

MODIFICATIONS DONE TO YOUR PRESENT RIDE: TJ has a 1.75in lift, 31x10.50 MTR’s, Warn XD9000i winch. Willys and Explorer are stock.

FAVORITE VEHICLE OF ALL TIME: Any of the old MOPAR muscle cars. Primarily the 1969-1971 Barracudas, Challengers, Roadrunners, or Chargers.

IF MONEY WAS NO OBJECT, WHAT WOULD YOU DRIVE OFFROAD: An AEV modified 2007 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon or Commander.

SAME QUESTION, BUT ON ROAD: Any exotic European sports car capable of high speed and good looks.

FAVORITE TRAIL: We haven’t run that many that were ‘named’ trails. Any trail in Montana is pretty good, and we are always looking for new ones.

TRAIL OR AREA THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO RUN SOMETIME: Rubicon and Moab. I would also like to run the ALCAN to Alaska in the TJ and camp along the way.

SAME QUESTION, BUT UNREALISTIC: Lots of great places to run in Saudi Arabia, but ain’t worth the price.

FAVORITE TYPE OF FOUR WHEELING: Rocks and challenging trails.

WHAT OTHER THINGS DO YOU LIKE TO DO: Flyfishing, snow and water skiing, spending time at our cabin at the lake, traveling.

FUTURE GOALS IN LIFE: Enjoy living back in Montana, make enough $$ to be able to travel more and work less. (hey, isn’t that the definition of retirement??)

IF YOU COULD BE ANYTHING IN LIFE, WHAT JOB WOULD YOU HAVE: There are too many good jobs to chose from…LOL!