Day 1 Recap

We just finished Day 3 of flying, but wanted to post some pics from Day 1.  The route was:  PAO -> Yosemite -> Bishop, CA -> Las Vegas -> Hoover Dam -> Grand Canyon -> Scottsdale, AZ.

 Packing up the plane.  Solid IFR and fog in the morning at PAO.

VFR on top over the Bay Area.

Heading toward Livermore, CA with the Bay Area behind us--solid marine layer of fog.

Sierra Nevada foothills.

Yosemite.

 Half Dome.

Great day for mountain flying.

First flight using a tablet for charts.  Works very well.

Flying over the mountains on a nice day never gets old.

Mono Lake.  Just made it over the Sierra's to the east side.  High Desert.

Sierra's to the right (West) as we head South toward Vegas.

 

 Quick landing at Bishop, CA for fuel.

Landed in Vegas for lunch.  Had enough time for a few rolls at the craps table.  Tom requested a routing directly over the strip after takeoff.

Hoover Dam.

Getting close to the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon.

Leaving the Grand Canyon at Sunset and flying South to Scottsdale for the night.