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Flight Log - Back to the Beginning by Drew Sikora

Okay there is the Wright Brothers field but still no sign of the runway
Flight Log - Back to the Beginning by Drew Sikora

Short final into First Flight airfield
Flight Log - Back to the Beginning by Drew Sikora

Coming in for landing passing the field on which the Wright Brothers took their first flights
Flight Log - Back to the Beginning by Drew Sikora

Parked on the tarmac with the memorial in the distance
Flight Log - Back to the Beginning by Drew Sikora

The memorial erected at Kill Devil Hills to commemorate the first flight
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Heading out over Lake MacDonald, passing atop the Apgar camping area where I once spent a few nights on a road trip
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

What's left of the once mighty Grinnell Glacier, one of the largest in the park that is most easily accessible
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Looking back towards where I entered the park that is Heavens Peak below my tail and Longfellow Peak below my nose
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Looking towards the northern end of the park that meets Canada along Upper Waterton Lake. The tallest ridge to the right is Mt Merrit and the tallest to the left is Mt Cleveland
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Looking out over the Flathead River valley towards the Whitefish Range
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Looking towards Mt Stimson, the dominating peak in the distance
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Passing over Fusillade Mountain with Going to the Sun Mountain the peak left of Saint Mary Lake
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Looking east past Rising Wolf Mountain and Two Medicine Lake towards the snow line
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

The spire of Mt Saint Nicholas
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

What drafts up must draft down... Good thing this isn't real or I'd probably be losing my lunch right now as the plane *plummets* for a few seconds in an air pocket
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Coming out over the Middle Fork Flathead River valley and looking out over the Flathead Range
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Coming over the Flathead Range past Mt Grant and spotting the Hungry Horse Reservoir
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Heading back through Bad Rock Canyon
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Cleared to land and making the turn straight to short final - no need to prolong the downwind leg with such a long runway to work with
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Lined up and bombing the runway
Flight Log - Sightseeing: Glacier National Park by Drew Sikora

Ready to continue the journey westward!
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Okay now I realize something is wrong as I can't pick up any speed climbing out and finally check my flaps. Derp. This plane is so simple to fly I don't really bother with check lists
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Early in the day the sun barely clears the mountains - and so do we to ensure that we can keep them in sight and not get disoriented in cloud since neither of our planes have artificial horizon instruments
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Looks like conditions are getting better
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Ironically shortly after Andrew crashed I came into some nice clear air
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Continuing onward as Andrew works to catch up. I'm over the Bitterroot Range now and dropping back down towards the valley into Montana
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Not too shabby, ended up only a few nm south of where I wanted to come down out of the mountain range, with the river to my left and reservoir to my right I was able to locate my position on the charts
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Still following the highway, but sticking to the western side of the valley to avoid the precip and stay clear of potential icing conditions
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Finding a tunnel through the clouds towards more clear air
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Passing the town of Stevensville. Poor Andrew continues to have issues - his pitot tube froze and so he didn't realize he was close to overspeeding and a wind gust caused his aircraft to sustain critical structural damage
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Looking back down the valley. Goodbye precip and good riddance
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Back into some light haze approaching Missoula
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Back to cruising together as we pass over the highway leading east away from Missoula
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Airport control tower visible as I realize I've flown too close and encroached the Delta airspace without permission. Oh well
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Looking towards McDonald Peak
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Starting out across the frozen expanse of Flathead Lake
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Western shore of Flathead Lake
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Bigfork on the northern shore of Flathead Lake
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Couldn't get the smaller runway so we just landed together on the big one
Flight Log - Out of the Bush by Drew Sikora

Taxiing in at Glacier Park Int'l
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Sweeping through the valley following the Selway River now
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

This poor marshaller dude out here in the middle of nowhere in the cold.... sorry man not taking on any pax
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Ended up landing behind Andrew again
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Moose Creek USFS was the final back country strip. Next stop - Glacier National Park!
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Snow is back as we prep for departure from Mackay Bar. Thankfully ice is not back
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Diving over the field so Andrew can see where it is
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 4 by Drew Sikora

Came back around for an actual landing approach
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Catching sight of our first strip. This is going to be fun!
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

went around and am now coming in on final. Watch out for that....
Flight Log - Bush Hopping Part 3 by Drew Sikora

Followed Andrew in on final to see how he did. Made it down okay

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