Salida, Colorado 2002
Pictures of Robert Craig and Mack McKain
Click here for commentary on the trip.
Robert Craig's Pictures |
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Mack McKain's Pictures and Commentary |
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 First day of flying, note the low ammount of snow |
 This peak is just north of the campground |
 We camped to the right of that pond |
 Peaks west of Salida |
 Our camp ground |
 Assembling the 1-23, One wing to go! |
 17960 feet! |
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 Looking west into the mountains. |
 Putting the 1-26 together |
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 Poor man's motorhome |
 Bad"Bob of the Woods" hideout |
 Rich and Jaime headed for the 1-26 |
 First comes the Virga, then the wind |
 The man on the right is Bruce, a Fire Quick Response Helicopter pilot |
 Dave Kinsell taking his "glass slipper" out for a flight |
 Beaver Lodge |
 Beaver Dam |
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 The stream is behind the old narrow gauge rail behind the trucks |
 It's cold in the early morning |
 The beginning of the run down the Sangre de Cristo's |
 Don't look down! |
 Cruising altitude |
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 The Great Sand Dunes National Monument |
 Three Mountain lakes (at a 45 degree bank) |
 Last group of peaks before heading to Alamosa. Rain on the right, I'll go left... |
 High Plains Salt Flats |
 Cruise Speed |
 Airport at Alamosa, needed very little of that way too long runway |
 Everyone show up to help load 20Z onto the trailer |
 Monarch Spur Campground. We were way off to the left side, looking east |
 Looking west |
 The Office |
 BEARS!! |
 humming |
 birds |
 in flight |
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 Mount Shavano west of the airport |
 Heading home, east side of the Sangre de Cristo's |
 What the heck is that guy towing?? |
 The Arkansas River,,,who put that tree there? |
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