bsacks05
Well Known Member
I turned 48 on Saturday, June 29 and that was the day my son and I planned to fly to Roanoke, VA to do a little hiking and canoeing. It has been kind of soggy here lately as is much of the east coast, but we were fortunate and had high ceilings and a tailwind for our 8am departure from Perry-Houston Airport (PXE).
Patchy ground fog burned off as the morning went on and we enjoyed a friendly tailwind at 7500 ft. A rough calculation upon topping off at ROA showed us burning about 6.5 gph and averaging around 145 kts gps ground speed. That’s an RV9 for ya!
We rented a car, had lunch, and then drove to a spot on the Appalachian Trail and James River. The trail took us across the James on a footbridge then along the river for a couple miles before turning away from the river and up a mountain for some photos of the river from altitude. Along the way we saw numerous small trickles of water which fed small streams, then to bigger mountain streams and finally into the river which ends at the Chesapeake Bay. The total hike was about 7 miles and we were ready for a rest when we got to the hotel.
The next day we drove to Buchanan, VA to go canoeing. Twin Rivers Outfitters drove us 9 miles upriver where we put in and had an enjoyable and peaceful 2.5 hour float/paddle down the river.
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Patchy ground fog burned off as the morning went on and we enjoyed a friendly tailwind at 7500 ft. A rough calculation upon topping off at ROA showed us burning about 6.5 gph and averaging around 145 kts gps ground speed. That’s an RV9 for ya!
We rented a car, had lunch, and then drove to a spot on the Appalachian Trail and James River. The trail took us across the James on a footbridge then along the river for a couple miles before turning away from the river and up a mountain for some photos of the river from altitude. Along the way we saw numerous small trickles of water which fed small streams, then to bigger mountain streams and finally into the river which ends at the Chesapeake Bay. The total hike was about 7 miles and we were ready for a rest when we got to the hotel.
The next day we drove to Buchanan, VA to go canoeing. Twin Rivers Outfitters drove us 9 miles upriver where we put in and had an enjoyable and peaceful 2.5 hour float/paddle down the river.
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