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Oregon Trip-8/10/2010
Our last full day in Oregon. We took DJ to the airport early in the AM. It was just the three of us left. Tom went mountain biking with Gorgeflyer while Mike and I slept in. We eventually met up at Twin peaks for lunch. By then the winds were really rippin'. Lumber didn't look to be a good “angle”, so we left for Rowena\Mccall. Mccall preserve was so unstable (huge ups and downs) that we opted for Klickitat. Surprisingly, Klickitat was “lightish”, with only 10mph winds. Trees joined up with us, and we flew Weasels and combat wings until dusk. We closed out the day with a authentic Mexican dinner at Taquiero's in “upper” Hood River.
Mike W
Mike W
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Having lunch at Twin Peaks. -
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Hood River airstrip across the street. Lumber is the center slope on the hillside above. -
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Look at that wind ripples on the Columbia. Took this shot from Mosier as we headed to Rowena. -
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We tried to fly at the Rowena\Mccall site, but it was way to rough. -
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Checked out some Buffalo on the way over to Klickitat. -
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You think?
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Tom brings his M60 through. -
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After the Dalles, we headed over to the WA side. Here's a nice shot of the Wishram area looking East. -
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Stonehenge replica at Maryhill. -
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Miami Mike tries his Weasel out at Stonehenge. -
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DJ throws Mike's Weasel out again. -
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Nice shot of Mt Hood and Mike's Weasel "zipping" by.
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Oregon Trip-8/9/2010 #9
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Klickitat river as we leave for the Dalles. Looks like the state is rebuilding the fish ladder on the river. -
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Nice shot of Mt Hood as we reach the Columbia Gorge. -
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Mike (Gorgeflyer) at the new site at the Dalles. -
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WinchDoc, Tom, DJ and Del dicuss the best landing approach. -
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Miami Mike tries out his Electron from the road. -
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Dennis's Leg F-20 on landing.
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Tom's Gulp screams through. -
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Tom flies while DJ takes a movie. -
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Tom and Miami Mike. -
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DJ has a great seat while Tom's Gulp cruises through. -
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Tom's Super Scooter passes to the right of DJ. -
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DJ overshoots the landing field. He ended up on the road.
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DJ's Jart passes by the ridge. -
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Jart, way down in the Klickitat gorge. Ben (Falcon880) will remember that field below very well (hehe). -
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Jart at the start of a pass. -
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Tom backing across the road to land in the preferred landing area. -
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Here he brings his Gulp in. -
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Followed by Miami Mike bringing in his HalfPipe.
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Tom gets a safe recovery of his Moth on first flight at Klickitat. -
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DJ brings back his UberMoth in one piece. -
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View of our flying area from the field across the raod. -
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Hawk does not like the UberMoth. -
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DJ dives and the Hawk continues to follow.
Oregon Trip-8/9/2010
After a hearty lumberjack breakfast we loaded up the rentals and headed up to Klickitat. It was the first time for our "NW noobs" (DJ and Tom) to try out some really big inland slope lift. After spending the morning there, we headed over to the Dalles to meet GorgeFlyer and WinchDoc at a new untested site above the Dalles Dam. It was really rocking there with observed winds of 33mph (per Doc's Kestrel). The landings were as tough or tougher than Klickitat. With added hazards of an active road, powerlines and residential houses. Luckily all our planes survived..We ended the afternoon trip to Maryhill and Stonehenge, across the river. Mike got some good flights in with his Weasel at Stonehenge while we checked out the ever increasing number of wind turbines showing up in the Gorge. We finished off the night with pizza and beer at Double Mountain with GorgeFlyer. Good stuff it was.
Mike W
Mike W
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View from our motel room of the Columbia River. -
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Chocolate pie at the local diner....ummmmm! -
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Mike and DJ plan our morning at our local diner. -
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Tom's quiver waiting to be loaded. -
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DJ sends out Miami Mike's Weasel at Klickitat. -
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Tom's M60 goes out.
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Oregon Trip-8/8/2010
We had planned to spend Sunday flying at Cape Blanco before heading back to Hood River in the afternoon. Because the fog looked so dense, we decided to abort early and head back. We bolted from Bandon early and stopped at WinchDoc's place in Portland before getting back to our "digs" in Hood. Basically we spent all day going from point A to point B.
Mike W
Mike W
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DJ throws off his Filip from the back of our motel, in Bandon. -
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Some flowers from where we were flying (the wives always love this part). -
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DJ, his Filip and a gull. -
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The little Bandon lighthouse. -
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WinchDoc's unobtanium Kestrel. Fondled it when we dropped off some of his planes from the Cape. -
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Yea baby, real balls!
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Tom, DJ and Miami Mike examine a D40. Since it's only 40", DJ says he has to have one. -
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The NW guys are having a ball with converting these Multiplex Foxes to RC pitcheron planes. -
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Nice looking PSS P39. -
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Trying out one of the Multiplex Foxes in the campground...too much fun.
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DJ recovers Mike's Sixty after it got lost in the fog. -
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You can see it was quite a way down on the South side. -
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And the fog rolls in again..... -
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The Pompano Boys enjoy the SOS "after flight" party in the campgrounds. -
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2M Blade generously donated by SoaringUSA for the event. -
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Our MC, Todd (MyPrecious), runs the raffle.
