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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there is nothing quite like being up in a small plane...except for maybe jumping out of one! want to do ranier? call me!
I suppose you'll want to be on the right side of the country first, eh? When are you headed back this way? Just got a call from a friend today who wants to climb Mt. St. Helens in a couple months and Mt. Adams in August. No Rainier plans yet, though. :-)
wow nice flight. wish I had been there. next time you come down to utah lets plan a ride up af canyon. I would hike with you but whats the point? I have a bike.
Sounds good . . . biking in Southern Utah was really cool too, so I'd be game for that. We'll probably be down (maybe for Education Week) this summer.
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