Leaving on a Jet Plane –  March 10, 2025

  • Charlottesville > NYC > Chicago 
  • Weather:  60’s°, blue skie

In the 1970’s I flew into Charlottesville Airport for the first time and found my Samsonite luggage abandoned on the floor of the one room airport.  No luggage carousel, no attendant checking baggage claim tickets…no wait. CHO now boasts of a two floor building complete with luggage carousel and the TSA gauntlet.  Albeit passengers walk across the tarmac and mount portable stairs to board planes. I make the walk with pack on back. If it’s not in my backpack, it’s not coming.  I leave the luggage carousel for those traveling with Samsonite. 

CHO and the Blue Ridge Mountains. An easy place for which to return.
If only I’m this lucky to have the row to myself on the flight Chicago to Tokyo.
Uniquely NYC. A puddle jump to Chi-town.

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