On September 21, 2011, I was privileged to tag along with Ray Arnold in his Cessna 185 as he went on the weekly mail/grocery run from Cascade Airport (U70) into the Idaho back country. The first of seven mail stops on this flight was at Shepp Ranch, nestled along the Salmon River in the Gospel Hump Wilderness. The adventure lasted more than five hours, with 2-1/2 hours of tach time.
