On the 12th of July I stood on top of Mt. Rainier in Washington State, making that the final and 50th peak that I reached in my cross country odyssey. It had taken me 101 days to summit in all 50 states on mountains ranging from the balmy 351 ft. Britton Hill in Florida to the freezing summit of Mt. McKinley (also called Denali) in Alaska at 20,320 ft.

Returning home was of course a super feeling after all that adventuring, but it was made even better by your kind gift.

Thank you for your help in the expedition. The Zurich sunglasses that I used were great. They are a necessity when climbing and hiking in the bright sun that I encountered throughout the country. On snow covered mountains protection from the direct and reflected sunlight is crucial. Not only did your sunglasses protect my eyes but they changed intolerable glare into comfortable light and increased visibility because of that. They were especially suitable for me as I was able to wear them over the top of my prescription glasses, something that I am not usually able to do.

As mentioned in your letter of July 20th (how time flies), I would be happy to let you use material from my expedition in your advertising. Most of my photographs are currently away being looked at by Hi-Tec but on their return I shall see if there are any that might be of interest to you. The only exception to use of the material would be in the case of a conflict with Hi-Tec in which case they would it would be subject to approval by Hi-Tec.

I would be happy to keep you in touch with my future plans and hope to work with you then.