Daily Life with Chuck Yeager

Huntin’ elk – not huntinG

By Victoria Yeager / July 26, 2010

hunting elk, huntin’ elk, missed every shot

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REUNION

By Victoria Yeager / July 17, 2010

After much delay, our plane took off from Atlanta. After a looooong flight to Sacramento, we finally arrived. I had told Gen Yeager we’d be 2 hours late but we had gained an hour during flight. I knew he’d be early so figured about a half hour wait. I looked up and down just in case.…

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SEARCHING FOR GRANDPA YEAGER’S HOUSE

By Victoria Yeager / July 13, 2010

General Chuck Yeager. Ask him who his heroes were growing up and he’ll tell you. Grandpa Yeager. He could do anything. He could fix anything. It used to take 5 hours to walk to Grandpa Yeager’s. That’s if they didn’t get a ride up Mud River. And a ride literally up the creek – the…

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Peacocks – still there

By Victoria Yeager / July 11, 2010

I called my husband to tell him I had arrived safely in West Virginia and that I missed him. He wasn’t home. So I checked the messages. Our neighbors, ever faithful, had invited him to a pizza dinner. Pepperoni pizza. His favorite. I called them. He had just left. So we chatted a bit till…

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Peacocks

By Victoria Yeager / July 11, 2010

Two peacocks – male and female – were at our back door this morning. They didn’t flee when they saw us. I think they were checking the place out – don’t know where they got the idea it was for sale or available. They are welcome to stay. Beautiful. I called Gen Yeager quietly and said,…

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Fireworks

By Victoria Yeager / July 6, 2010

Fireworks. Frogging. Victoria Yeager

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Landing in Nevada

By Victoria Yeager / May 31, 2010

Today, General Yeager and I wended our way home. We took off, and climbed more slowly than ever. And were blown north. We figured without correction, we’d end up in Portland, OR. We got to the south side of Tahoe and the other side was socked in. Gen Yeager said, Don’t worry. See Tahoe City?…

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