Sunday's Flight 8/27/2000
This flight which took us up to the Colorado-Wyoming border and around the plains northeast of Greeley. Includes some shots of a Union Pacific train.
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Here are some pictures of our flight this morning - about 1 1/2 hours of sightseeing and cruising.
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"We're tired of pre-flighting already. Let's roll." Simon & Idgie in the back seat - I strongly recommend the "sheet" for anyone flying with their dogs to save the upholstery from dog hair. |
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Long's peak. You can see the cumulous build-up starting over the mountains. |
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The Colorado-Wyoming border about 20 miles south of Cheyenne. |
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A ranch on the plains and dry streambed. |
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A UP train pulling a load of containers going north on the line between Greeley and Cheyenne. |
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A closer look at the UP locos. (Didn't fly lower, just extended the telephoto.) |
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Somewhere in Loveland, CO |