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  • jeff trike

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    The Colorado River winds through a huge mud deposit, left behind as the waters of Lake Powell receded.  We flew past the concrete boat ramp of the Hite Marina, which was a mile from the river.  The ramp looked like a perfect landing spot. This is a bay, nearly cut off from ...

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  • jeff trike

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    At Hite, we let left the Colorado to follow the Dirty Devil River.  I did my best to keep a landable clear patch of terrain nearby.   If I ever was forced down here, it would be nearly impossible to take off again.

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  • jeff trike

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    It was getting late in the day, but our destination, Dirty Devil Airstrip, was only a few minutes away.   The air was perfectly calm and smooth and I overdosed one the scenery and the flight.

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  • jeff trike

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    Paul passed below me and I dropped in behind to shoot some video.

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    Paul’s trike ahead of me, flying up the Dirty Devil.

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  • jeff trike

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    The airstrip came into sight.  There are no roads to Dirty Devil Airstrip, it is only accessible from the air.  Paul was ahead and we made a low level pass to check for any debris or obstacles on the strip.

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  • jeff trike

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    Paul landed while I was upstream of the airstrip and got some video of his landing.  We camped at the clear spot at the end of the runway.

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  • jeff trike

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    This is a frame of video of my landing at Dirty Devil.  It was an easy calm wind landing.

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  • jeff trike

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    Our trikes at Dirty Devil.  This time we were on the ground with some daylight remaining so we could enjoy the scenery before it became dark. We set up our tents and had a snack/dinner.

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  • jeff trike

    GPS Day, detail

    Here is a detailed map of the 2nd half of the trip, and even more detail of the final stretch along the Dirty Devil River.

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