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  • wall_deadhorse

    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.

  • Little Grand Canyon

    ...d the San Raphael River to the "Little Grand Canyon" which is in the picture above.   We continued along the San Raphael to Mexican Mountain Airstrip.

  • sunset_flight

    We followed the Green downstream down to Mineral Canyon Airstrip.   We set up camp there, then headed over to Moab to refuel. We made it back a little before sunset and followed the Green River down stream to Canyonlands, then headed back to Mineral Canyon to call it for the day.

  • Ready to head out

    ...kground is Ladron Peak.  This would be my most ambitious XC trip ever.  Our first day would be a long one, all the way to Marble Canyon Airstrip, with stops at Meteor Crater...

  • Hooper's Pool

    ...eg F and hot soak pool was 105F.  I needed it to warm up after the cold flight across the Rocky Mountains to get here.  You can see the airstrip on the far left edge of the p...

  • Marble Canyon Pre-Flighted, ready to go

    ...was expected to be the windy day of the trip with 20mph winds in the afternoon.   We preflighted and were ready to leave Marble Canyon Airstrip for the final time.  Our...

  • Private Cuyama Airstrip- Directly overtop

    ...ut the "Cuyama" Rwy, it is NOT actually the now closed previously public Cuyama airport-  We are talking about the privately owned Airstrip near Cuyama.) I'm con...

  • I forgot my gloves

    ...id I pack it away?  I headed back and landed again and found it tucked inside my pack.  Paul was patiently circling south of the Hooper Airstrip the entire time.  Finall...

  • Landing at Mineral Airstrip Canyon on the Green River

    We landed at Mineral Canyon to look over the wings (now frost free) and to clean a smudge of dirt off the gopro before heading out an amazing hour long flight up the Gre...

  • puerco_valley.jpg

    ...head winds and rough air in this morning, but it should mellow out in the afternoon north of Cal Black airport.  Our goal is the Dirty Devil Airstrip, in the middle of nowhere nor...