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2006

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2006 started off with the traditional flight to Laughlin, Nevada (Bullhead City, Arizona)  for brunch with a lot of friends from Arizona and California.  January 7, a flight to Coolidge Arizona, where lots of planes fly in for the Pancake breakfast held the first Saturday of each month, except for summer. 

March 25^th flight up to Page Arizona, then a flight back through Glen Canyon with a landing at Marble Canyon.  Back to Laughlin on April 24^th for the annual Laughlin River Run.

The spring months were filled with the usual hiking – Flatiron, Six Shooter, Harquahala, and others to prepare for the 17 mile hike down the Grand Canyon and back up in one day. That was May 20. Since this was the third year of completing the hike down the South Kaibab and back up the Bright Angel on the South Rim, it was time to do a one-day 24 mile hike from North Rim to South Rim. Down from the North Rim on the North Kaibab trail, across the river and up the south rim on the Bright Angel trail.  That took place June 1^st (a Thursday) since it is hard to get weekend rooms on the north rim, less than a year in advance. The north rim is only open from the end of May until the middle of October because of snow. 

On Saturday July 1^st, I flew with friends in two other planes to Chehalis Oregon, with a stop in Yerington Nevada for fuel. Chehalis is the closest airport to Mount Saint Helens. Flying around St Helens on the way provided a very nice view. A drive to the St Helens visitor center and back to Chehalis ended the day. The next day we drove to Mount Rainier and enjoyed the magnificent views there. Monday morning, a short flight to the north over Olympic National Park and landing at Port Angeles, Washington to visit Olympic National Park for two days. Wednesday morning we made the 30 minute flight to go to the Northwest Regional Fly-in at Arlington Washington for 2 days. On Friday, the flight from Arlington back to Phoenix was completed by early afternoon, with one stop in Battle Mountain Nevada.

In August, hikes included Kendrick Mountain and Mount Humphreys. 

September, a flight to Seligman Arizona with several other planes for breakfast at Westside Lilo’s, home of the Route 66 Special breakfast.

October, a trip back to the Land of Enchantment Fly-in in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

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George,	King of the Closet.	Places in Arizona	Flights
Glen Canyon, the Colorado River, just past Glen Canyon Dam, City of Page, top right.	further down the river	Superstition Mountains, looking down at Flatiron	looking up at Flatiron
Further down, looking up towards Flatiron	Even further down, looking back at the mountains	Laughlin River Run. 60,000 motorcycles attend	Grand Canyon, south rim, South Kaibab trail, looking down at Cedar Ridge
Rafters passing near Phantom Ranch	Rafters further downriver	Back up the Bright Angel trail, about half way up	Grand Canyon, North Rim Lodge
Hiking down the North Kaibab trail, near the top, early morning	Looking back up the North Kaibab Trail	North Kaibab trail ledge.	Trail below
North Kaibab trail, heading towards Phantom Ranch	closer to Phantom Ranch	Approaching Mount St. Helens from the South	Looking to the Northwest, Mount Ranier in the background
around to the North, looking into the crater	View from the visitor center.	Nisqually River, and it's source, the Nisqually Glacier on Mount Ranier	Waterfall near Mount Ranier
a short way up the Mountain	North up the Elwa Valley, Olympic National Park, looking to the west towards the Pacific Ocean and the fog covered Hoh Rain forest	Olympic National Park, view from Hurricane Ridge	Hoh Rain Forest
Hoh Rain Forest	Marymere Falls, Olympic National Park	Northwest Regional Fly-in, Arlington Washington	Mount Humphreys, Arizona. Elevation 12633'
	Aspens on the trail	And large trees further down	Oak Creek Canyon, north of Sedona
West Fork of Oak Creek	Angels Landing, Zion National Park	Angels Landing from further back	See the people on the trail
Zoomed in, there they are	View from the top of Angels Landing	Near the bottom of the Angels Landing trail