Going North '08

<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>The long trip north has become a yearly ritual.  The flight is 6 - 7 hrs. to either West Yellowstone, MT or Johnson Creek, ID with one fuel stop somewhere in the middle.   In order to stay ahead of the turbulence in the mountains (which would make a long flight seem MUCH longer), it is imperative to depart the Phoenix area well before sunrise.</B></div> <div> <B>  Typically, a 4:30 AM departure will get me into West Yellowstone just in time for lunch.</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="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Magee 07"><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="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="West Yellowstone 08"><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> Going North '08</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2af3c6d0.jpg" border=0 width="828" height="621" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  Smooth air in between cloud decks over Northern Arizona at dawn.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2b040700.jpg" border=0 width="832" height="624" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The clouds cleared as I passed by the Grand Canyon on my way North to Montana.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>