Greg Arehart
Well Known Member
So, here we are, the day after Thanksgiving, stuck in Reno with cold and hazy weather. We're thankful for our RV, and ever more so after today's trip. What could be nicer than to get out of the cold and basin inversion - how about lunch in Death Valley? Sure - its less than two hours by RV, and we can walk into town in shirtsleeves and have lunch. Plus the scenery enroute should be spectacular on a CAVU day like today. So, off we go.
Here's the APRS track for our flight. Note that we didn't get signals out when we were descending into the valley toward Furnace Creek, so our flight path is chopped off on the S end:
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And here is one of the images we got with the in-wing camera:
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Full slide album is found here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/gregarehart/DeathValleyDayTrip02#5544077618219343634
To those of you who are still pounding rivets - keep working at it - this kind of trip is one of the things that the RV is perfect for! I hope it provides some inspiration. I know I'm thankful to have the RV and the ability to fly basically wherever I want!
Cheers,
greg
Here's the APRS track for our flight. Note that we didn't get signals out when we were descending into the valley toward Furnace Creek, so our flight path is chopped off on the S end:
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg101.imageshack.us%2Fimg101%2F6629%2F001aprstrack112610.jpg&hash=30b0397f61cbd8f2144577b3f137da17)
And here is one of the images we got with the in-wing camera:
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg820.imageshack.us%2Fimg820%2F928%2F020desertcomposition.jpg&hash=0ce12830d351e25496cba130d0731f82)
Full slide album is found here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/gregarehart/DeathValleyDayTrip02#5544077618219343634
To those of you who are still pounding rivets - keep working at it - this kind of trip is one of the things that the RV is perfect for! I hope it provides some inspiration. I know I'm thankful to have the RV and the ability to fly basically wherever I want!
Cheers,
greg