First thing today at Florence the weather was….yes, you got it…foggy! We had arranged with Richard to fly the short distance down the coast to Lakeside (9S3) to have a look at the lakes and to get something to eat, our departure was slightly delayed due to the visibility but it did give us a [...]

Grants Pass Airport (3S8) sits at an altitude of 1,126ft so our 50+ mile journey from Crater Lake consisted of a gentle descent until we reached the high ground, including Walker Mountain, to the east of the airport. The descent took us across the north of the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport so I kept an [...]

The flight from Crescent Lake to Sunriver took us over a different type of landscape to that of the flight from McKenzie Bridge. The terrain is relatively level and trees are more thinly planted. A large lake (Davis Lake) and two large reservoirs (Crane Prairie Reservoir and Wicklup Reservoir) dominate the view and as these [...]

Wednesday 1st July, 2009 After departing McKenzie Bridge we climbed out down the valley heading west, this was neccessary as we needed to gain enough height to clear the higher terrain to the east and south. After approximately 4 miles I made a 180 degree turn and climbed back over the top of the airport [...]