Last Wednesday, I got a call from a friend (Dan) who has this plane (a beautiful twin-engine Cessna). The weather has been sunny lately, and we HAD TO go flying!
Due to the fact I'd grabbed camera batteries that were dead, I had to shoot all the photos with my iPhone. The artifact in this one is the propeller. Anyway, you can see Mt. St. Helens in the foreground and I like how the blast zone's treelessness is shown by the snow.
Then we flew on up to Mt. Rainier. We flew up around 16,000 feet, so it's a good thing his plane's pressurized. I'd like to climb this mountain . . . someday. ;-)
Well, this is about as up-close-and-personal as I've been with Rainier's summit. The air was glassy. We didn't even have updrafts coming off the slopes. It was great!
We finished by flying in over Astoria. What a fun way to spend an afternoon. Call me anytime, Dan!
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