Eric Himler had a lustrous 25-year career in general, military and commercial aviation. He flew over 700 combat hours and served as the commanding officer of the Marine Corps training unit for KC-130 pilots. He is also a former Blue Angel C-130 Demonstration Pilot where he would participate in airshows and the impressive C-130 JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) maneuver, taking off at a 45-degree angle subjecting him to over two G’s of force.
Raised on a small ranch in western Nebraska where she was active in 4-H raising and exhibiting sheep, dairy goats, and cattle, Amy McFarland has been involved in agriculture since she was very young.
Meg attended Aims Community College to finish her associate degree and in 1995, she signed up for a hiking class. She expected to learn to hike but not to fall in love.
