8-18-2004

Flight over the Olympics & Wynoochee Valley

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk II, November Six Five Niner Two Three

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  1. My nephew Tyler at KOLM.
  2. Ken is getting the latest weather information before departure.
  3. Dave (my Dad), myself and Tyler just before takeoff.
  4. Beginning the takeoff roll.

  1. Just after rotation.
  2. Looking towards my parent's property.
  3. The section lined in red is the approximate property lines.
  4. Our family is waving at us as we fly by.

  1. Coming up on the Olympic Mountains.
  2. The ruggedness is amazing!
  3. Flapjack Lakes.
  4. ..And again.

  1. Those lakes again.
  2. The ridge above Flapjacks.
  3. Coming up on an unknown glacier (to me anyway).
  4. Nothing but jagged peaks every where we looked.

  1. The glacier once again.
  2. Looks like a great place to hike into.
  3. Looking towards the glacier.
  4. Mount Olympus in the distance.

  1. The glacier is probably only at about 6,000ft.
  2. I love looking across those ridges.
  3. That looks like a fun little alpine lake to fish!
  4. We took a break at Sanderson Field in Shelton. I love that little Cessna 140 behind us, beautiful aircraft.

  1. Looking out towards Puget Sound as we come back into Olympia (KOLM).
  2. Tyler would make a great pilot one of these days!