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  • Over the edge into Mineral Canyon

    After leaving Mexican Mountain Airstrip, we headed for the Mineral Canyon Airstrip to check our our wings, then fly upstream along the Green River with the sun at our back.  Here I am crossing over the edge and diving down into Mineral Canyon

  • 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...

  • Hooper's Pool

    We made it to Hooper's Pool and the pool was open till 10pm that night!  Yaba da...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

    Today 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...

  • Marble Canyon, near the Airstrip

    The Marble Canyon Airstrip is right next to the river.  The downwind leg is very scenic, along the edge of the canyon.

  • Cliffs above Marble Canyon

    We took off from the Marble Canyon airstrip shortly after dawn.  The cliffs were a brilliant orange color.

  • Ready to head out

    Paul's trike warming up outside our hangar at Belen Alexander Airport, in New Mexico....p ever.  Our first day would be a long one, all the way to Marble Canyon Airstrip, with stops at Meteor Crater...

  • Marble Canyon Airstrip

    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.

  • I forgot my gloves

    We were up at dawn in 11 deg F temperatures.  We packed up and were ready to lea...tucked inside my pack.  Paul was patiently circling south of the Hooper Airstrip the entire time.  Finall...

  • Trike Sunrise

    Waiting for the frost to melt off my wing at Buckhorn Airstrip, outside of Crested Butte, Colorado.  The wings don't work if there is any frost on them.