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Chocolate Falls on the Little Colorado River
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.Tags: jeffsflightlog jeff_trike
- We continued north and crossed the Little Colorado River again. Here it is a very steep and narrow canyon. It definitely was a thrill to fly along the edge with my stomach wrenching much more than it would over the large Grand Canyon the next day. We followed the Little Colorad...
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- To our west was a huge volcanoes field. Merriam and Sheba Craters are known to many as hangglider sites. Sunset Crater is a National Park. But I wanted to see a lesser known Crater called "S. P. Crater". I spotted it a couple years ago on Google Earth as a beau...
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- What a pretty crater.
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- We took off from the Marble Canyon airstrip shortly after dawn. The cliffs were a brilliant orange color.
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- We finally made it to Marble Canyon Airstrip, with about an extra hour of daylight remaining. This is a beautiful spot to base out of with a gas station, grocery store and in the off season, a reasonably priced motel.
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- We turned north and flew along some spectacular red and orange sandstone cliffs all the way to Marble Canyon.
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Crossing the Grand Canyon South, Zuni Corridor
We headed south along the edge of the Grand Canyon. We had a 25 mph headwind, which slowed our ground speed to 35 to 45 mph. We lined up on the Zuni Corridor and it took over an hour to reach the turnpoint on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. I am not complaining, the view was ...Tags: jeffsflightlog jeff_trike
- Here is a map of the Grand Circle trip. 6 days. 35 hrs airtime. 1950 miles.
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- We were up at dawn in 11 deg F temperatures. We packed up and were ready to leave after an hour. Thankfully, no frost on the wings this morning. I took off, but immediately realized I had forgotten my gloves when I "lightend my load" as part of my preflight. &nb...
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