Saturday Nostalgia Run

Years ago one of the more challenging and interesting jogs I did on Kings Mountain were explorations of the El Corte Madera Preserve. I went back for a run down memory lane on Saturday. Very beautiful with deep creek ravines, redwoods, madrone,doug fir and sandstone outcrops. Most of the terrain is quite steep. Part of my jog was on the Resolution Trail, named for the BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 aircraft involved in the crash on this part of the mountain in October 1953. The flight was coming from Australia, trying to find SFO in heavy fog. The CAB accident report concludes that the crew, which had changed out in Honolulu, did not maintain the required 500 feet above the cloud line and mistakenly descended into heavy fog which obscured the terrain. Coincidentally one of the crew who died in the crash was a Knight, one W. Knight age 34 who was the Purser. William Kapell, who some critics considered the most promising American pianist since WWII was also on board. The Vista Point marked on the map was used as the base of operations for fire suppression and recovery of remains. Occasional debris can still be found around the trail and a wing section still lies down the hill. I didn't see anything this time. Suprisingly I didn't crash on my jog and made down the El Corte de Madera Creek trail and back up the Resolution Trail in fairly good order. (My route is marked in red. Check it out if you wish to be impressed.) It was quite chilly, fog blowing, and fog drip flying like rain. Nice. Had it all to myself except for one party of three mountain bikers. Mini adventure on a Saturday morn!

Kelley's Story

Kelley Lowery

























This is a sample of artwork by Kelly Lowery. Getting back to artistic expression is only one of the strands of life that she is re-weaving after two strokes put her into Camino Hospital. Kelley is an amazing, resilient, and fantastically determined person with a strong network of family and friends who continue to support her comeback. Beverly and the Lowerys have been great friends for years and I ran into Kelley late one afternoon as she worked at the City of Los Altos Recreation Dept. where Beverly has asked her to apply her computer skills on a variety of projects. Kelley was typing away at a great rate. She is able to work two days a week while keeping up a strenuous schedule of therapy. While we were visiting, Kelly showed me a web site she has started to share her progress and her story. Thought I'd pass it on. Check it out HERE. Read a great 'CarePage' write up on Kelley "HERE Go Kelley!