Sun came out right as the cruise started (more weather / rain coming later today). How does YFT plan the weather and days off sooo well a year in advance??!!!
We were up early, but it was rainy to the east. So we headed west for Chimney Rock, then made a wide loop to the south to reach the San Juan river then started to follow it upstream.
The ground had a tile-like texture. I wondered how long it had been since the river overflowed its banks to flood here. I turned out to be not too long ago. I wan...
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Working my way up the East River past Crested Butte, to 10707 ft Schoefield Pass, and on to the beautiful grass strip at Marble, Colorado. The big mountain at the center is Gothic Mountain.
Beautiful airport we considered as an alternative to Elk River. We had it all to ourselves. Multiple touch and go 's
Beautiful area for flying- Lake Chelan, Coeur d'Alene, etc
We found the cliff where "Chocolate Falls" forms in the spring. No mud today, just some clear water dribbling over the edge. It looked like oasis in the middle of nowhere.
Just to the right of this lighthouse is a plaque to commemorate "The Cockleshell Heros" an English team who arrived at the estuary during the second world war in a submar...
We headed due east along the northern edge of Canyonlands National Park to the Colorado River side. This fin of rock is below Dead Horse Point State Park and just outside of Canyonlands National Park. It's near the "Caveman Airstrip", if you know where that is.