<P>This weekend I am loading up a Ryder truck and heading from Dallas, Texas to Seattle, Washington. I will be totally offline for about a week, and probably not doing any work to the RyPN site for 3-5 weeks, and maybe longer. Briefs and article materials should be sent to both Bob and Erik.<p>My e-mail address will remain unchanged, and non-urgent or timely information may be sent to me, just give me longer than usual to respond.<p>Would like to extend my extreme gratitude to Erik Ledbetter for assuming responsibility for the RyPN site during my absence. This site would be much less than it is, and would pretty much be shut down the next few weeks, without Erik.<p>I also want to thank Bob Yarger for his continuing contributions despite being low on the seniority list for CN and taking some of his extremely valuable free time to work on RyPN. This site wouldn't be here if Bob hadn't suggested it originally. We look forward to the future when he regains a more normal schedule and lifestyle.<p>I am a native Texas and plan to return in 2-3 years. But I am very excited about being able to live in, and explore, the Pacific Northwest for a while. I am on a tight schedule going to Seattle but plan to make (brief) stops in Denver, the Georgetown Loop, Cheyenne and Evanston. So, I should have some pictures in the not too distant future.<p>Looking forward to just being a reader of RyPN for a few weeks, and am certain Bob and Erik will continue doing a marvelous job without. (Maybe even better without me interfering.....)<br>




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<P>Hume:<p>Good Luck in your new endeavor!<p>Les<br>




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