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High Sierra
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:42 am
by Flyhound
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:30 am
by AndrewK
Thanks for sharing. I don't spend much time on BCP or FB so glad to see some info about the event here.
I wouldn't mind checking it out one year and think I would probably enjoy the flight there and back equally as much as the event itself.
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:35 pm
by Flyhound
Andrew: Like you, the flight there (from Washington State) and back was as good, or better than the actual gathering on Dead Cow. I didn't think my trip would be of much general interest, but since you mentioned it, here are some of those shots.
Clouds around the Olympic Mountains at the start of my trip
The Willamette National Forest
The Sisters (mountains) and Clear Lake
Extinct Volcanoes near Santiam Pass
Violent winds and weather over Summer Lake on the return trip
North of Madras, OR
Apple & Pear orchards along the Colmbia River Gorge turning colors
Mount Adams after 3 days of heavy snow
The Columbia River Gorge with 40 knots of wind on my nose.
Shot of my GPS showing 64 knots over the ground when the airspeed was 110 knots
Thanks for sharing
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 6:52 pm
by HeavyLoad
Great photos.
I saw your Maule there. I was one of the M5's that was there. Had a good time at HSF this year even with the high winds on Saturday. And I agree about the quietness. We had the same weather coming back through the hood river that you did.
I'll see if I can dig up some photos to share.
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:12 pm
by Dale Smith
Heavy Load, sorry I missed you there. I came in for just the day on Friday. I would have liked to meet you. There were a few Maules out there. Talked with a couple of them. Hope to see more of you out there next year.
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:35 am
by AndrewK
Flyhound wrote:Andrew: Like you, the flight there (from Washington State) and back was as good, or better than the actual gathering on Dead Cow. I didn't think my trip would be of much general interest, but since you mentioned it, here are some of those shots.
Very nice!
Will need to plan for a visit up that way one year as well as Dead Cow.
At a local fly-in a couple weeks ago someone asked if I had been at any of the major events around the country recently and when I answered "no" it made me realize I need to stretch my legs out from time to time.
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2019 6:31 am
by DeltaRomeo
I wouldn't mind doing it at least once but really don't want to arrive isolated among strangers; flying out with a couple (or more) Lonestar Maulers would make it a lot more appealing to me. With our payload capabilities if we planned it together we could arrive with everything we needed for the duration of the event.