Eagle Creek Saloon
16 мая 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Only pic I was confident taking while zig zagging through Puget Sound.
47.62N 122.93W
16 мая 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
47.7N 122.80W
16 мая 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
48.08N 122.64W
16 мая 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
48.12N 122.52W
16 мая 2016 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Abbotsford (CYXX), BC
16 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 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 aЧитать далее
Boundary Bay/Vancouver (CZBB), BC
16 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 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. WhenЧитать далее
Boundary Bay (CZBB), BC
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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 flyingЧитать далее
Over Mission
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Harrison Lake
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Coquihalla Highway
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Kamloops BC
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ 🌬 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 lookedЧитать далее
Louis Creek
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Birch Island BC
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
North Thompson River
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Mud Lake
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 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 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Right turn here.
Approaching Moose Lake
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 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. TheЧитать далее
Jasper
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Snaring, AB
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
North of Jasper National Park
Entrance, AB
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
Northwest of Embarras
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Most northerly point of trip.
Passing Minnow Lake
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Snow?!
There had been no precipitation around here for two months. It snowed this morning.
Drayton Valley (CER3), AB
20 мая 2016 г., Канада ⋅ 🌙 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 myЧитать далее