Eagle Creek Saloon
16. maj 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Only pic I was confident taking while zig zagging through Puget Sound.
47.62N 122.93W
16. maj 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
47.7N 122.80W
16. maj 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
48.08N 122.64W
16. maj 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
48.12N 122.52W
16. maj 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Abbotsford (CYXX), BC
16. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
3.5 hour flight. Refueled. Nobody at customs, so I left. (That is the procedure: I call CANPASS and if they are not there when I land, I am free to go.)
All the zig zagging around Seattle added aLæs mere
Boundary Bay/Vancouver (CZBB), BC
16. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
0.3 hour flight. Done for the day. Daily total of 3.8 hours and 759 km (410 nm).
This is the most western part of the trip.
I will be earthbound for the next few days while staying at my son's. WhenLæs mere
Boundary Bay (CZBB), BC
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The next leg was to Drayton Valley, AB to visit my brother. I had been watching the weather over the last few days looking for the best opportunity...it is always a challenge to find adequate flyingLæs mere
Over Mission
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Harrison Lake
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Coquihalla Highway
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Kamloops BC
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Got a radio weather update for the route to Valemount. She said the sky was 50% covered with thunder clouds at Blue River airport (Mud Lake). I proceeded with the intention of doing a 180 if it lookedLæs mere
Louis Creek
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Birch Island BC
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
North Thompson River
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Mud Lake
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Perhaps my favourite trip photo.
Note the reflection of the mountains on the underside of the wing.
No thunder clouds now.
Valemount (CAH4), BC
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
3.0 hour flight. Refueled.
Either the shadows are getting long, or I am taller due to the reduced gravity at this altitude.
Tete Jaune Cache
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Right turn here.
Approaching Moose Lake
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Although the blurry cockpit photo was taken by mistake, it illustrates the use of the gps moving map instruments. The right hand one shows the plane position and heading over the planned track. TheLæs mere
Jasper
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Snaring, AB
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
North of Jasper National Park
Entrance, AB
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
Northwest of Embarras
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Most northerly point of trip.
Passing Minnow Lake
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Snow?!
There had been no precipitation around here for two months. It snowed this morning.
Drayton Valley (CER3), AB
20. maj 2016, Canada ⋅ 🌙 3 °C
1.7 hour flight. Refueled. Done for the day. Daily total of 4.7 hours and 953km (514 nm).
Temperature was 3C when I landed with a film of snow on the grass.
Here for about a week visiting myLæs mere