Ski Flying

The weather has been poor for flying the last week. Susan and I woke up this morning and we saw blue skies. I emailed John B to see if he was up for some ski landings. He was out of town, but suggested that Chris N would love to come to Lakewood Lodge for a ski landing, pick me up and fly me back to MIC so I could pick up the Cub. It worked out perfectly. A great day for Minnesota/Wisconsin Winter Flying, other than the headwind into Crystal. The trip back gave me a nice 108K ground speed. I'll take that for a Supercub with skis and a Borer prop.

Lakewood Lodge Summer Night

The hanger at Lakewood Lodge on a late summer night.

Nyla Buys A Vanagon

Nyla is moving to Oregon. What else would be a perfect Oregon vehicle other than a Vanagon? Bob & Judy were selling theirs... I flew her up in the Skywagon. Done deal!

New York

Susan and I had a quick escape to NY.

Vacation Is Almost Over

Our vacation is almost over. This photo is compliments of the cold front that passed over tonight.

Sundogs and NightHawks

We are on vacation! Tonight we enjoyed a glass of wine on the pontoon boat. As we came back to the dock we saw a flock of about 200 NightHawks circling over the south shore of Slim Lake. The top picture is of a sundog; the black spots are the birds and the bottom picture is a close up of a NightHawk.

Washburn County-Late Summer Beautiful Day

A very nice day in Washburn County. We landed the Cub last night at Lakewood Lodge and enjoyed a sunset on Loyhead Lake with Bob Gillette. Today was a "Pool Day". We did nothing but enjoy the day.

Slim Lake Summer Night

Susan and I were on the pontoon boat and the eagles were out fishing. On the way to the dock the loons were calling.

Price County Fly In

In July, Several planes from the Birchwood area flew to the Price County Airport for the annual fly in. Free breakfast for pilots!

Most Southern Point of the US

This is the most southern point of the United States on the Island of Hawaii. Local fishermen use this structure to launch their boats to the water below. The wind blows almost constantly. Many of the trees in the area grow bent over due to the nearly constant winds.