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North of the airstrip the terrain was a bit hostile.Tags: jeffsflightlog jeff_trike xc
- You wouldn’t want to land short here. We taxied off the main runway and parked our trikes and took a short break.
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- 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.
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- The slot canyon of the San Raphael River appeared a few miles further downstream. It is deep dark canyon with no escape. We followed the slot to Mexican Mountain. I circled the mountain for fun, then came down to land.
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- The wind picked up in the wrong direction, so I had to land between the trees at Mexican Mountain. This was not fun in the swirling thermally air. I stayed just above the tops of the trees until I reached the wide spot at mid-field, then plopped down.
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- We parked our trikes to the side and then went for a short hike along the river to find Jebadia Curry’s Grave.
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- Hiking along the San Raphael River.
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- 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 wandered into a soft spot, but was too stubborn to backtrack. I pressed on, eventually wading through a mucky quagmire. It was...
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- Here Lies Jebadia Curry 1874-1912
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- We ate lunch, then headed out again. On the way out, I scanned the surface for Swazy’s Leap, where the Lower Black Box of the San Raphael narrows to 10-12 ft. At this spot cowboy Sid Swazy, according to the legend, jumped his horse across the canyon. Swazy’s Leap is zoome...
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