Quick Flight to Arlington

I'm working very hard at trying to take great photos through the curved canopy of our plane. It really takes some finesse to avoid the wing, the propeller, and the windshield frame ... all while keeping the camera steady through engine hum and turbulence.  This is such a great example of it's ALL about the JOURNEY! hehe!  I love my life!

Steve is going over his pre-flight list ... it looks sorta small, doesn't it?

Beautiful Mt. Rainier in the background. As soon as we climb altitude over our local airport, we can see Mount Rainier and Mount Baker and even downtown Seattle when conditions are clear. 

Snow dusted Cascade Mountain range. Incredible views all the way around ...

Today's flight was a quick one. We landed at the Arlington Airport to pick up a package. This is our shadow scooting across the grass field.

Ha! Here I am ... One of the special features of the RV7 is that we can sit side-by-side, rather than tandem. 

Another swooping s-curve over Arlington.  Everything looks so completely different from the sky! Especially distance ... from way up top, everything is much much closer than I thought.

Home sweet home. The San Juan Islands ...

Really, we have it pretty darned good!

Flight from PT to Olympia to Shoreline to Arlington

Here are a few photos from one of our spontaneous mid-day flights ...

The majestic Olympic Mountains were so close I felt like I could reach out and touch them ....

It's so silent up there ... just the hum of the engine

 

 This was my first time flying over/past downtown Seattle in a small airplane ...

We cruised right over Ballard, towards Shoreline ...

 

As we passed over my old high school, I had to marvel at how I'd never imagined I'd be zoopin' over it 25 years later in a little experimental plane!

We passed right over my parent's house ... I really wished I had called them before the flight so they could keep an eye out ... one of these days!

We headed back towards home via Arlington. Mt. Baker stood gleaming white on the horizon.

This beautiful s-curve is just north of the Arlington Airport. 

And here we are again, nearly home as the sun starts to dip behind the mountains.

What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon!