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Winds were calm this morning and we headed straight up the Rio Puerco Valley with few scenic detours. We took a look at the mud water fall, flowing nicely from the summer rains. We continued due north for Pagosa Springs.- It was kinda foggy on the coast all day today, but WARM in the air (inverted)! Very nice, great conditions. Took an excited passenger from the event up here. When we got back, the SLO tower asked for a ride ;)
- The Royal Flying Doctors cover a HUGE amount of territory. Their flight miles add up to 7 trips to the moon each year. We are flying pretty much in the area marked by the state of Texas, and cover a good bit of it.
- More info on the strip can be found here (http...pusher props. It's just a guess on my part at this time based on a fly-o... Given the Power lines at the North end of the Rwy, it loo..." as Ken says. Which to me was part o...
- We landed at Pagosa, refueled and headed north up the Piedra Valley. We flew past Williams Reservoir and approached the 12,500 ft mountains that blocked our path to Creede. It was 11am and the clouds were just starting to build.
- We flew north about 30 miles through a flat, empty valley to reach the San Raphael River. We followed the river downstream to reach the aptly named Little Grand Canyon.
- Shot of attawayl off my right wing with the Jean dry lake on the background. On our way to the Ivanpah dry lake at the Nevada, California state line
- Departing the Aerodrome and heading North.
East Shore of Lake Tahoe Nevada with California in the distance
Paul Hamilton (Reno) training Jon Carmichael (Las Vegas) for private pilot high altitude above 10,000 at Lake Tahoe at the North Shore looking south- So, I bumped into a lady who knew the owners. They live in this house the Twin Beech is nosed up to. They spend part time here at FlaBob (personal Airport!!!) and part time in ? Arizona? The plane looks a lot like a Lockheed Electra (Amelia Earhardt)