Two Idaho backcountry camping trips in one summer!! Exciting stuff!! It was a spur of the moment deal (only a week’s notice) . Friends Mike & Jan were going. A friend that had never been there had a window of opportunity and was willing. So, the decision was made. We were headed north. The trip… [Read More]
For Amanda – Flight to Bendit
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Amanda – this one is for you! Last week you asked: “What is Bendit?” So, I created a video for you. This is all footage from my very early morning flight out there this past Saturday morning. It’s as much about getting there as it is being there but I hope you get the idea…. [Read More]
Johnson Creek Flying/Camping Trip
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Time for another backcountry flying/camping trip to Johnson Creek. Last years trip report is here. My flying buddy, Mike, and I departed at 0530 Sunday morning and headed north. The entire trip north is full of beauty and its hard to take it all in. We spent a few minutes exploring the Canyonlands/Moab, Utah area…. [Read More]
Negrito Airstrip Work Weekend
The New Mexico Pilots Association (NMPA) backcountry crowd recently had their spring work weekend. The goal this year was to repair fence and eliminate some roads at the Negrito airstrip. I’ve built roads but never eliminated them so I was excited to learn something new. I must admit, the “work” part of this weekend is… [Read More]
Fence Work Day at Bendit
A fence seems to be the topic of the month… Friends and I headed for Bendit early this past Saturday morning with the goal of a warm campfire, solitude, and a bit of fence work. Mission Accomplished! I arrived in the RV-4 first and got the fire going. Friends in their Carbon Cub arrived a… [Read More]
Fencing Trip
No… sorry… not fencing like sword-fighting. Fencing like barbed wire fencing. The snow is gone from the continental divide and I flew into Bendit last weekend to check the road and area. It all looked clear and dry so this past weekend, I loaded a whole mess of fence posts, a couple big 3″ square… [Read More]
Breakfast in the Gila
This past Saturday was a beautiful day to go flying in search of breakfast. I ended up near the Gila Wilderness Area at the Negrito backcountry airstrip in southwest New Mexico. I met a couple of friends there and they just happened to have breakfast burritos and cinnamon cake!! How lucky am I!?!?! It was… [Read More]
Bendit with Snow
I needed to make a trip to Bendit to retrieve my little utility trailer and a front tractor tire that was flat. Lots of snow and cold – at least for the high desert – has come thru recently so I figured that odds were good that I’d find some snow. … and I sure… [Read More]
Happenings and Squirrels
Not many updates about anything other than flying these days. So, what’s up?!? Well… my job is keeping me busy. I haven’t done much of anything on Missy’s conversion. Of course, the to do list is still VERY long. I had planned to get the ceiling finished so I could make some progress on walls…. [Read More]
Introducing Bendit
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With the previous flight ops at the Hacienda being such a big success, it was time to do it again! This time, some friends and I planned to meet for breakfast. I’ll call them M&J. As always, the flight over western New Mexico is fabulous… These are are the mountains near Pie Town… We arrived… [Read More]