Thanks for the info about Linda's mother moving to Santa Maria. I missed that in her thread. I also missed your location as "Emerald Triangle" so of course you're familiar with the Dipsea. Oops!
Perhaps Stephen did run in the Dipsea. According to his mother in the NY Times article, he was an all-state lacrosse player so the Dipsea might have been something he'd do. I'm also intrigued by the thought that they were in Stinson Beach on June 10th and then Stephen's check gets cashed in Westport on June 20th. So what were they doing for those 10 days and with whom were they doing it? It makes me wonder if they did hang out with some local folks who might have information. The time period is really a problem, though. I haven't seen any newspaper accounts of their disappearance and so anyone that might have met them and spent time with them wouldn't have known that Stephen and Linda never reached their intended destination. Frustrating.
Perhaps Stephen did run in the Dipsea. According to his mother in the NY Times article, he was an all-state lacrosse player so the Dipsea might have been something he'd do. I'm also intrigued by the thought that they were in Stinson Beach on June 10th and then Stephen's check gets cashed in Westport on June 20th. So what were they doing for those 10 days and with whom were they doing it? It makes me wonder if they did hang out with some local folks who might have information. The time period is really a problem, though. I haven't seen any newspaper accounts of their disappearance and so anyone that might have met them and spent time with them wouldn't have known that Stephen and Linda never reached their intended destination. Frustrating.