Enroute to MT '06

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="043c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B>  I got a late start departing Johnson Creek for the Schafer strip in Montana.  I had the misfortune of leaving my plane's master switch on while checking a GPS reading the night before.  As a result, Brad Mark and Melody got a two hour head start, while I pulled my battery and hooked it up to Gene's charger.  </B></div> <div> <B>The late start also meant getting caught in the rainy weather that was moving in over the area.  Even so, it was a smooth, enjoyable flight from Central Idaho to Northwestern Montana. By the time I got there, I'd gotten ahead of the bad weather, but it was right on my tail.</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>John Galban's Flying Site</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Galbans Flying Site"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="16"><B>     </B><A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="McCall 06"><U><B><IMG SRC="04910100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>     </B><A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schafer 06"><U><B><IMG SRC="04a10100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Galbans Flying Site"><U><B><IMG SRC="04b100e0.gif" border=0 width="16" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> Enroute to MT '06</div> <div> <IMG SRC="20e9bf40.jpg" border=0 width="667" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Gloomy weather over rugged country.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2109bf40.jpg" border=0 width="667" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> I snapped this pic as I flew over the top of the Fish Lake strip.  It's a fairly tough one-way strip with approach and departure</div> <div> over the lake.  I flew in several years ago and I'd say it's at the upper limit of my Cherokee's performance capabilities. </div> <div> There's a sign at the end of the runway stating that at least 5 airplanes have ended up in the lake over the years.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2129bf40.jpg" border=0 width="667" height="500" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This is an aerial view of one of the finest motorcycle rides in the the country.  Before I started flying, I used to ride my </div> <div> motorcycle up here, following US 12 from Montana to Washington. As you can see, the curves just go on and on.  </div> <div> There is very little traffic, since most of the highway is bordered by National Forest and wilderness areas.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>