Thanks for keeping eye on me!! I flew over Hawthorne and talk to the gal on the freq. to see if Gump was around, but he wasn't. So I kept trucking north over Walker Lake at about 30 ft agl
(didn't see any coyotes). Stopped in to see Mr Scout for about 15-20 minutes (had the "Gotagethomeitis!!! Sorry Mr Scout!!). But good thing I got rolling when I did! After getting fuel at Lovelock, it was bumpy as all get out so I climb up to 10.5 (nose bleed!!) where it was smooth as silk. Got close to McDermit and could not see the tops of the Owyhee Mts. Nothing but clouds. So I stopped at McDermit to take a pit stop and them motored my way north and sure as heck I couldn't get past Silver City. In fact, I found a huge hole to climb to 9.5 and saw nothing but solid clouds over the valley
. So I dropped back down and headed west for Owyhee Res. thinking I can follow the river downstream to Ontario, Or., or stay the night in the Hilton if I had too. But I found a hole by Three Fingers and heard a friendly female voice in a helicopter over Parma and she said the base of the clouds were about 4,000. So I followed a canyon down towards Parma and Homedale and made my way back to Caldwell before it started to get dark.All in all, it was a great trip! I'll post some picture later tonight or tomorrow.
Thanks again, guys!!
Edward's AFB
Flying north up the Owens Valley in CA
Mt Whitney, CA
Walker Lake, NV
Walker Lake, NV
Short final for Lovelock
3, 6, Delta and a Mig at Derby/Lovelock, NV (Rob knows this town very well
)
Bumpy below the clouds
Ahh....smooth at FL10.5
Dropping back down below the clouds. Couldn't see the Owyhee Mts., so I figured I'd drop down below and in case I needed to land some where.
Flying low and fast on the wide open desert floor
Not looking good to the north!! So I'm headed west/northwest
Still not looking good!!
Ahh.....Found a hole to get into the valley!
Home sweet home!!!
