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Cows getting bigger
No one has ascertained where the aircraft was going
I believe it was
this post that first mentioned Chalgrove as the intended destination. I get the impression that since then, we've all just assumed that information to be accurate.
I find it hard to accept that an experienced instrument rated pilot in an IFR-capable aircraft would have been navigating enroute by attempting to visually follow a ground feature in the Wx prevailing at the time.