Trip West
On Thursday August 21 we flew to Mason City Iowa, about 3.5 hour flight, had lunch, refueled and took off for Rapid City South Dakota. After another 3.5 hours we landed with the intention of doing some sight seeing then attending the Mike Busch Savvy Aviator Seminar. Friday was spent touring a game park with plenty of the local animals to see, then Mount Rushmore and some of the Bad Lands in the Custer state park. Saturday and Sunday were full days in the seminar. We covered a lot of ground regarding modern maintenance practices for general aviation aircraft. I learned plenty but was ready for some R&R. We enjoyed Rapid City and the small sample of the Black Hills. A good nights sleep Sunday was in order to get ready for the early morning departure.
BIG Elk
Mountain sheep poses
Bear bad hair day
Mount Rushmore
Short tour of the Bad Lands of SD
Mike Busch Savvy Aviation Seminar kicks off
N426GW tied down at Jackson Hole Airport
Monday August 25 we made the 2 hour flight from Rapid City SD to Jackson Hole WY. What a spectacular sight as we landed with the Teton mountains as a backdrop, lakes and the Snake River. We checked into our hotel the Amangani, which turned out to be a fabulous property. We checked out the town of Jackson, did a lot of sight seeing and sampled the local cuisine. We did a early morning game safari and did see Bison and a elusive moose or two. Thursday morning we took off at 7:15AM for Souix City Iowa, landed had lunch and refueled. We were in the air in an hour and arrived back in Dayton at 5:30 PM, making the time in the air 7:45 minuets. A very enjoyable trip.
Amangani (Peaceful House)
View from our Hotel
