The Hobo Kid: Stats of 2017

Well we've wrapped on another year and the stats are in! I know this year had some turmoil, there were plenty of ups and downs. This year was the year of flight. It's essentially all I did in 2017 but boy was it fun. So! Here we go with the stats of 2017!

In 2017 I traveled...
9,440 miles between two cars and the motorcycle. Down from last year.
7,061 miles in my newly acquired Chili Bean (little red Geo)
1,232 miles with Olive Bike
1,147 miles in the BGT (Big Green Truck) before it was sold
Not one single mile in a bus this year! Hopefully this will change in 2018.

In 2017 I flew...
972 hours in three different kinds of aircraft.
169 hours all alone in the air.
Took a couple of helicopter rides with friends!
Had more hours of fun than is quantifiable.

In 2017 I lived...
In one place the entire year... surely a first for me in years and years.
In the air mostly.

In 2017 I...
Read 20 books, most of them new, but I look to increase this number in the coming year!
Pooped only 313 times! Also down from last year...
Got to see hundreds of thunderstorms from the air, some of them a little too close for comfort.
Got to go down to the Colorado River in a helicopter.
Made lots of new friends and never managed to take quite enough pictures...

So Happy New Year one and all! Let us all see what 2018 will bring. Now let's look back on some of my favorite pictures of 2017.