Mark Burns
Well Known Member
Last Friday Seven RV’s and a Velocity departed five different airports in Arkansas and Louisiana and headed for Big Bend State Park.
We all met at Hillsboro airport, southeast of Dallas around 11AM. From there it was a flight of 8 to 6R6 Terrell County airport, in Dryden, TX.
We filled up and departed for 3TE3, Big Bend Ranch airport.
I know that Big Bend trips have been written about many times here on VAF before so I won’t bore you will all the details...... but we had a great time!!!
The highlight of the trip for me was our guided aerial tour of the park. Presley Melton our trip organizer had contacted Chase Snodgrass and asked him to show us around.
Chase is a retired Border Patrol Agent and has many hours in a Super Cub flying all over this area of Texas. Chase is the Airport Manager of the Presidio Airport. (T77)
Saturday morning we all flew the 10 mins. over to Presidio, TX to met Chase.
After a briefing of the flight Chase rode with me as we lead the others in loose trail. Chase gave a wonderful commentary over the radio as to the sights below.
Including a lot of history about the area and some pretty cool geology lessons!!
Photo of Chase
Photo of our tour group
Front row Left to right, Rene’ Dugas, Ellis Melton, Bill Schlaterer, Doug Eller, Andy Kitchens, David Bray
Back row left to right, Duane and Jane Carroll, Presley Melton, Dan Peeler, Mark Burns, Randal Warren, Kathy, Chase Snodgrass
In the afternoon half of us went on a really neat 2-1/2 hour horseback ride. The others went mountain biking or hiking.
See link to photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/116830546186939258398/BigBend2013?authkey=Gv1sRgCPuot_unk7zqOQ#
And a slide show of the horseback ride.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AjzExbF2d4&feature=youtu.be
What a great trip with a great group of friends!!
Mark
We all met at Hillsboro airport, southeast of Dallas around 11AM. From there it was a flight of 8 to 6R6 Terrell County airport, in Dryden, TX.
We filled up and departed for 3TE3, Big Bend Ranch airport.
I know that Big Bend trips have been written about many times here on VAF before so I won’t bore you will all the details...... but we had a great time!!!
The highlight of the trip for me was our guided aerial tour of the park. Presley Melton our trip organizer had contacted Chase Snodgrass and asked him to show us around.
Chase is a retired Border Patrol Agent and has many hours in a Super Cub flying all over this area of Texas. Chase is the Airport Manager of the Presidio Airport. (T77)
Saturday morning we all flew the 10 mins. over to Presidio, TX to met Chase.
After a briefing of the flight Chase rode with me as we lead the others in loose trail. Chase gave a wonderful commentary over the radio as to the sights below.
Including a lot of history about the area and some pretty cool geology lessons!!
Photo of Chase
Photo of our tour group
Front row Left to right, Rene’ Dugas, Ellis Melton, Bill Schlaterer, Doug Eller, Andy Kitchens, David Bray
Back row left to right, Duane and Jane Carroll, Presley Melton, Dan Peeler, Mark Burns, Randal Warren, Kathy, Chase Snodgrass
In the afternoon half of us went on a really neat 2-1/2 hour horseback ride. The others went mountain biking or hiking.
See link to photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/116830546186939258398/BigBend2013?authkey=Gv1sRgCPuot_unk7zqOQ#
And a slide show of the horseback ride.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AjzExbF2d4&feature=youtu.be
What a great trip with a great group of friends!!
Mark
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