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lcottrell
Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 1494
Location: Jordan Valley, Or
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 Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:33 am Post subject: videos and the area I fly |
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Thanks for the comments about the video's, that is the reward that I seek. I am not particularly interested in having a whole bunch of people seeing them, just the ones that fly and are interested in our little planes and the stuff that they can do. I am intensely interested in the country and enjoy showing people the country that I have to fly in.
This area is very remote and has the least population of Oregon, and probably a much larger area than that. As such I take all the precautions that I can to ensure that I can get back home safely. I use a Garmin 196 for my navigation, A spot with tracking to narrow the possible search area. I try to carry extra water, and when I fly, I dress for a hike, if it becomes necessary, or possible. Two things here will kill you if you survive a crash out in the Oregon outback. Sunshine and water. Too much of one, and not enough of the other. Humidity here will get down to the teens in the summer. Down in the Canyon where I was yesterday, there is only one way by vehicle in there. It is almost 200 miles by vehicle from my house. You have to drive into Idaho, North 130 miles and come back South on a two track road. I have found some ways to get in on a Quad, but they are rough and it is a jig saw puzzle trying to find the right sheep trail. That was the reason for me flying up the hill side yesterday, and that was to ferret out the turns and little roads that would take us where we wanted to go.
It is worth the effort, and the fishing is always good. It is the very thing that I had in mind when I bought my Kolb. Dennis has it right, it is a "Magic Carpet".
Larry
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:51 am Post subject: videos and the area I fly |
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It is worth the effort, and the fishing is always good. It is the very thing that I had in mind when I bought my Kolb. Dennis has it right, it is a "Magic Carpet".
Larry
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There is something magic about the Jordan Valley where Larry lives. My first experience with the SE Oregon high desert was when John Williamson, Gary Haley, and I flew our Kolbs from Monument Valley, UT, to the Alvord Dry Lake (Alvord Desert) in 2005. Larry had given us a GPS coordinates where they would be parked with motor home, truck, Kolb, trailer, two dogs, a Peregrine Falcon, cat and a canary. Did I leave anyone out? Yes, and Karen.
Since that first taste of SE Oregon, I have flown and driven to the Rock House (plus that first flight to the Alvord) 13 times. Am loading the 5th wheel and quad at this time in anticipation of departing West in a few days and my 14th trip to the Rock House. Going to leave the Kolb at home this year. It is time and cost effective to do that, rather than make two trips to the Rock House in a matter of weeks, plane and truck.
Looking forward to my visit and meeting up with my old Kolb friends the end of June. Last year I think we had a total of 19 participants, arriving in airplanes and vehicles. As I sit here typing we are having a white out, the rain is coming down so hard at hauck's holler, just the opposite of what to expect at the Rock House.
BTW, enjoyed the videos and look forward to riding the trails to the fish camp on the Owyhee.
john h
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Titus, Alabama
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