Anxious to continue our US perimeter flight, Boyd and I were at the Cascade, Idaho airport bright and early in the morning. Last night had been downright cold and, as guessed, a very light film of frost had formed overnight on our wings. A quick...
Cascade, Idaho. Tiny town. Big mountains. And for 5 heavenly days, lady pilots are everywhere. We are all here to participate in Christina Tindle's 'Woman Wise AWEsome Adventures', a gathering for women pilots where a multitude of advanced flight training options are available. Add to...
The view from our RV7 on our flight around the perimeter continues to impress us. Yakima, Washington to Cascade, Idaho took us from brown hills to high, green ridged mountains. Although we flew over and around some significant terrain, the route we chose always had...
Tonight, Boyd and I are in Yakima, Washington, continuing our flight around the perimeter of America. We visited a number of cities along the northwest perimeter including Orcas Island, Blaine, and Bellingham, the northern most airport we've visited. As we turned eastbound from Bellingham, Washington,...
The San Juan Islands. Until a few years ago I couldn't tell you where you'd find them. Northwest somewhere, or I could be wrong, maybe somewhere down in the Caribbean. My sad lack of knowledge changed a number of years ago when I was forced...
Prepping for our flight around the perimeter of the U.S., Boyd and I ran the weight and balance numbers. I'd packed all the "necessities" for a whopping 6 week tour, weighed each bag, shrieked, removed items, then repeated. When it was all said-and-done, we were...
It was music to my ears - lady voices on 122.9 announcing their positions around Lenhardt Airpark. As Boyd and I continue to navigate our way around the perimeter of the U.S., sadly, we've only heard a handful of women across the frequencies. As we...
It's petty to whine about one single thing when you're lucky enough to fly the perimeter of the U.S. With so many incredible views constantly outside our cockpit canopy, how can I possibly complain? But I truly do have one tiny regret - missing so...
Boyd and I continue our flight around America, 28 days into our dream flight. The people of California have been very good to us, fantastic in fact, but the June Gloom marine layer has been a persistent thorn in our side for days. Today, finally,...
Saturday morning at Santa Paula: We delayed our departure northbound in the RV7 several hours waiting for the southern California 'June Gloom' to dissipate. I've learned that 'June Gloom' is the annual phenomena that happens right on schedule every year in southern California. The wind coming...
