We flew over Yakima into the Cascades and landed at Rimrock Lake by White Pass which is at 4,500 feet. Beautiful place, hairly approach though. We had about a 10 knot tail wind, but accepted it due to landing on a slight uphill, with a clear final over the lake. The other end of the strip is a mountain. We met another pilot there camping with his family.
Doc at the lake. Too cold to swim in but the shallow areas are nice.
Monte with the Maule on the landing strip.
After Rimrock we flew to Packwood, a little deeper into the mountains. Very close to Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier. Unfortunately, I was too busy getting through the mountains to take pics of the mountains. Here is the plane on the grass at Packwood. We had some pizza, Monte had a couple glasses of wine, and we hung around 'town' enjoying the day.
Uneventful ride home, CAVU and tail winds.
Next time I bitch about how much I miss California, remind me how good I have it here in the Pacific Northwest.
